10 YouTube Reasons
YouTube blows away the competition as far as views, stability, and API. For websites that stream video, it's crazy not to embed from YouTube. Re: Rule 6
YouTube Advantages
- Stability. YouTube works everywhere on any device.
- Usability. Users get familiar player controls.
- Simplicity. Easy to implement via copy and paste.
- Traffic. Link your site from the video description.
- Search. Google indexes YouTube and people search YouTube.
- Sharing. Users can easily linkup or re-embed the video.
- Interaction. Comments. Favorites. Likes. Playlists.
- Bandwidth. No server strain. Bandwidth defers to YouTube.
- Maintainability. Minimal code maintenance.
- Network effect compounds the advantages.
Much above also applies to Vimeo. Debating YouTube vs. Vimeo? Don't decide. Choose both.