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There are many video file hosts that don't (easily) promote searching for other videos, and these may be a solution over using tubes and self-hosting on a shared server. YourFileHost and several others are ad-based, and while they do provide links to their top posters, the search function - supported by Flurl - is pathetically slow and overburdened and few people use it. And there are some lesser-known hosts that have no search function at all.
I once did an experiment posting some videos on a couple of tubes, and providing links from my site to the video. I found the net loss of surfers didn't make it worthwhile. It's much better to get a small dedicated plan. The videos load faster, and you keep your customers in your own "network."
Better yet, convert your videos to Flash and get a free or low-cost Flash player for your site. The one at jeroenwijering dot com is used by a lot of sites. If you're on the cutting edge, you can try Silverlight on your pages.
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