YouTube was founded in 2005 by Steve Chen (former CTO) and Chad Hurley (former CEO). Today it is a subsidiary of Internet search giant Google. YouTube is definitely not your father's method of sharing video footage. The company has amassed a collection of more than 100 million video clips, many of which feature user generated content, which it broadcasts online via its Web site at YouTube.com. With about 70 million unique visitors a month in the US (and the sixth-largest audience on the Web), it has become the clear leader in online video sharing. YouTube earns revenue by selling advertising, and has partnership deals with content providers such as CBS, Warner Music Group, and the NBA.

SINA is an online media company and MVAS provider in the People’s Republic of China and the global Chinese communities. With a branded network of localized websites targeting Greater China and overseas Chinese, SINA Corporation provides services through five major business lines including SINA.com (online news and content), SINA Mobile (MVAS), SINA Community (Web 2.0-based services and games), SINA.net (search and enterprise services) and SINA E-Commerce (online shopping). Together these business lines provide an array of services including region-focused online portals, MVAS, search and directory, interest-based and community-building channels, free and premium email, blog services, audio and video streaming, game community services, classified listings, fee-based services, e-commerce and enterprise e-solutions. SINA Corporation generates the majority of its revenues from online advertising and MVAS offerings and, to a lesser extent, from search and fee-based services.

Tiscali has become one of the top independent ISPs in Italy. The company provides Internet access to about 3 million subscribers, of which about 2 million are broadband users. Various voice calling services are also offered, and it provides related broadband Internet services, virtual private networks (VPNs), and more to corporate customers. The company also offers digital broadband television services under the Tiscali TV brand and it sells Tiscali-branded wireless services in partnership with Telecom Italia. Tiscali exited the UK market in 2009 with the sale of its sizeable UK business to Carphone Warehouse for £230 million.

CariNet shoulders some of the load for businesses with heavy data requirements. A "cloud" (or Internet-based) computing provider, the company provides managed data and hosting services for business and Internet service providers from its five data centers. CariNet also provides e-commerce services, as well as colocation and broadband Internet access to customers in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Southern California businesses through its Complex Drive division. Additional services and products include backup, firewalls and security, IP addresses, and switches.

Spike.com, the Internet sibling of cable TV network Spike TV, isn't afraid to be manly. Billing itself as "the premiere online destination for men", the advertising-supported site offers guy-centric content under categories such as sports, games & gadgets, girls, and movies & TV. It also publishes regular columns on The Ultimate Fighter series, as well as features such as The Guy's Guide and Girls of Spike. Parent company MTV created Spike.com in 2007 when it folded general video streaming site IFILM into its SpikeTV.com site in order to leverage the Spike brand.

United Internet is a federation of Web-related products and services that focuses on the communications needs of consumers and small to midsized businesses. The company serves more than 9 million paid Internet customers, and an additional 26 million ad-supported free users, through the GMX, 1&1, and WEB.DE brands, which comprise its access business. Its applications division provides a variety of hosted and managed services including Web hosting (1&1 and Sclund+Partner), online marketing (Sedo and Affilinet), outsourcing for corporate customer relationship management (CRM) functions, and other domain and shared and dedicated hosting services (InterNetX). Founder and CEO Ralph Dommermuth owns 38% of United.

Onyx stays (in the) black by helping other businesses keep moving. Onyx Internet is an Internet services provider and IT support firm serving businesses in North East England. Its Onyx Group does the ISP work while DataBanx offers data hosting, Aksaris network security, and Onyx Consult helps businesses sort out their information technology problems related to regulatory compliance, supply chain management, and network security. In addition to its clients in the UK, Onyx also works as a consultant for companies in the US, Europe, and the Middle East. Clients have included Aberdeen Football Club, Bausch & Lomb, and Reg Vardy.

XAP Corporation operates XAP.com, an online resource for college-bound students. The site offers information and services for high school counselors, college recruiting officers, and students and their families. It provides students with tools for college planning and the college application process, as well as SAT and ACT test preparation services. Offerings for college administrators include online applications and transcripts and prospect management systems. XAP Corporation also helps counselors organize and monitor the status of their students.

Riding the rapids of wireless communications, SkyRiver Communications provides wireless broadband services with a focus on multiple-user environments such as office buildings, hotels, and restaurants primarily in Southern California. SkyRiver offers such services as Wi-Fi and fixed wireless, as well as other Internet services such as Web hosting, network security, and email. SkyRiver Communications company's customers have included hotel chains such as Pacifica Host Hotels. SkyRiver's service area includes parts of Los Angeles, San Diego, Ventura, Oxnard, and Orange County.

TheStreet.com, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a digital financial media company in the United States. TheStreet.com provides various subscription-based and advertising-supported content and tools to its readers and advertisers through a range of online platforms, including Web sites, mobile devices, email services, widgets, blogs, podcasts, and online video channels. Its Web sites include TheStreet.com, RealMoney.com, Stockpickr.com, BankingMyWay.com, MainStreet.com, and TheStreet.com Ratings. TheStreet.com, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is based in New York, New York.

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