Vimeo

Vimeo is considered a video-sharing website in which people are allow to update videos, making them availiable to the rest of the world, share them, and rate them by adding comments. This website was created in 2004 by Jack Lodwick and Zach Klein and was the first website that exclusively used high definition videos. One of the biggest differences between this platform and YouTube is the type of users that consume them and the type of people that upload the videos. Youtube is a platform used by anyone in the world in which everyone updates videos no matter what the content or intention is. On the other side, Vimeo is a webpage meant for people who want to upload professional videos and, in a certain way, become important in the video editing and producing world.

I personally think Vimeo is a really helpfull platform that gives people a chance to  become 'professionals'; and, for a couple of minutes, reach some type of fame that would be impossible for them to enjoy otherwise.

The reason why I think this is because Vimeo brings an opportunity that YouTube won't ever bring to the table. YouTube is mainly used by amateurs whose main reason to use it is having a good time and enjoy any 'absurd' video that makes them laugh. On the other side, Vimeo is mainly used by professionals, which give its users the opportunity to receive a critical analysis and constructive critique of their videos and performance. Also, if the video is considered a quality video, users can have the opportubity to join the professional world by being scouted by a company or a sponsor that can offer them contract or a project.