Sure, YouTube gets all the press. And YouTube gets most of the mashups. But when it comes to video APIs, there’s a lot more than just YouTube. In fact, there are 100 video APIs, from live content Ustream to micro-vlogging 12 seconds.
As would be expected in a category overshadowed by YouTube, there are a smorgasbord of sharing sites. However, there are several notable APIs that are more uncommon. Boxee puts Internet on the television. MTV lets you search its many music videos. And Internet Video Archivehelps you find more than 20,000 movie trailers.
In terms of mashups, Flickr is tops, although that’s a bit of an exception since it’s mostly a photo site. Of course, next comes YouTube with almost 500 mashups. See the video APIs sorted by number of mashups. And for reference, here’s the full list of video APIs in the ProgrammableWeb directory:
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