AOL Videos in a snap

AOL Video can not only play, rent, and download video content but also where you can share your videos for free. The site has a wide array of videos to choose from, from the latest movie trailers, hottest music videos, to the freshest episodes of TV series. After watching a video that you happen to like so much, you can share it via your blog or your own web site because the Web site has a “Snag a Video” link. This link enables the viewer to embed the video and invite others to view the video.

You can also upload your own video in the Web site. By clicking the “Email This” or “IM This” link, the videos can be viewable by your peers in an instant. Frequent visitors of the site can also bookmark their favorites so they can proceed to watching the videos right away upon visiting the site. The videos are categorized into different genre and top channels, or channels which have the most number of viewers. The top categories, on the other hand, comprise of music, celebrities, comedy, science and technology, and games.

After watching the videos, users can also leave comments, and share their thoughts with others. Another cool feature of the web site is the playlist creation. If you have playlists in your iPod to keep track of your favorite songs, you can also group your favorite videos in AOL Video via this feature. Users can easily organize the playlists by adding the videos, and deleting them to make room for other videos. This feature is especially practical for music videos, which you can arrange by artists or by field.

Closed captioning are also enabled in some of the videos which serve as aids to the deaf or people who have a hard time hearing the dialogues. As the video plays, the text is transcribed into the screen, to help you better watch the videos, especially when you are in places where you can’t put your speakers in full volume. (hospitals or libraries) The CC function can also be turned off by changing the preferences.

With over 9000 episodes stored in AOL Video, now you won’t have to worry about missing an episode of your favorite TV show, or go through the hassles of recording it from the television. By logging on to AOL Video, you can watch full-length episodes of the videos from the extensive collection. Speaking of collection, the site is not limited to the full episodes and videos, but also extra clippings from the TV shows, like goofs and bloopers-the stuff we don’t normally see on a regular episode.

The AOL Video portal grows quickly too. Not only to the members watch videos, but they also get the chance to upload their own videos. With all the streaming video sites present, AOL Video still stands out because the portal is complete, and reaches out to almost all nations of the world. The site gives direct access to users to watch videos in a snap.

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