Beet.tv: Fora.TV, the "thinking person's YouTube," has raised additional seed money from original investor William Randolph Hearst III along with a new investor in Adobe.

USA Today: Drawing a YouTube crowd.

Guardian: A social networking Web site styled as "The X Factor meets YouTube" launches today, offering users a $1 million prize for the best clip.

Los Angeles Times: Online is home to the short, cheap and sponsored show.

BBC: The past and future of online video.

Times of London: As on YouTube, Hulu viewers watch the shows inside a web browser. During a 30-minute show they will be shown five or six ads, all from the same company, which also sponsors a 'pre-roll' advertisement. NewTeeVee: Hulu walkthrough.

Boston Globe: Hillary foes score new YouTube hit.