We’ve seen plenty of instructional video sites start up over the past year or two, with Howcast, Expert Village and 5Min probably the best known.

Mindbites differs from all of these in one way though, in that it charges for the video lessons, with costs ranging between $1.69 and $1.99.

Good For Content Makers

The instructors who make the videos maintain ownership of their lessons, and receive $1 every time someone purchases the full video.

That’s a great deal for content makers, but with the free alternatives I’ve already mentioned, is it actually worth it for the ordinary Web user?

Nice Design But Ultimately Pointless?

The site is nicely designed, with a simple layout and good search option. Once you find the video of your choice, you can watch a short preview clip before deciding whether to purchase.

I really don’t understand why anyone would do though, as most, if not all, the subjects covered are available elsewhere and at no cost.

[Mindbites]

CelebKings is a celebrity porn site that is a bit different as it brings together the biggest collection of R Rated celebrity moments ever captured on film. There’s no faked shots here, just your favorite stars showing a bit too much leg.

When you accept the adult terms, you arrive at the portal page where you can start searching for your Nude Celebrity of choice. As well as a search box there are a number of different menus from Celebrity A-Z to Movies A-Z.

The site cleverly lets you look around the whole site right up until the point you click to watch the video clips. Then you are prompted to join the site for approximately $25 a month.

Assuming you are a member you can then choose to play your chosen video (of which there are over 7000 and rising) in 4 different formats which should cover most people’s needs. Windows Media Player was my choice of weapon.

It’s a great website that you could spend hours on if you are that way inclined. Even if you are not a big fan of porn, who can turn down the chance to see some famous people naked? Not me, that’s for sure.

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The beta launch of Stage6 has seen a host of new features that has turned Stage6 alpha from just another one of those video sites into something really unique and compelling.

The first thing you will notice when you go onto the new Stage6 site and watch a video is the quality. Everything feels widescreen and well designed and you are free from blurry pixilated videos. Stage6 supports video quality up to 1080p HD.

But it doesn’t just stop at higher quality videos, Stage 6 alpha had that already. Stage6 beta is trying to make its mark as the ultimate portal for independent video producers and video enthusiasts to distribute their videos, network and share ideas.