YouTube has demonstrated the power and flexibility of using the web for video sharing. But it's limited as files must be streamed from your browser in the format provided. A horde of sites have grown up around YouTube and other video web sites like Google Video, Metacafe, iFilm, dailymotion, Blip.tv, and Revver, that extend the accessibility of the video.

The MasterNewMedia video guide reviews web sites that provide features such as web video storage, conversion to open downloadable formats, conversion to target devides like the iPod, Firefox integration, and sharing via email. And these web services do so without requiring the user to download and install software or use a particular operating system.

Covered sites include VideoDL, Vixy, KeepVid, VideoDownloader, YouTubeX, DownThisVideo, KissYouTube, YouTubeDownloads, YouTubia, Kcoolonline, Hey!Watch, and MediaConverter.