If you keep your message short, you can post it on one of the dozens of new social networking services that have recently sprung up in an effort to get a piece of the sweet micro-blogging pie. All of them do the same thing: allow you to post a message on the internet. However, they stand out from each other by adding features like video sharing, which even the current king of micro-bloggers, Twitter, does not support. Every day a new feature is introduced that changes their functionality faster than a time-lapse video, in an effort to become the one place you choose to share your finest micro-videos. With video sharing and Twitter integration, these video-sharing sites are hoping to gain more exposure and even more new users.

What's a Micro-Video?

What's a micro-video you ask? It is a very short video, in much, the same way that Twitter will post very short blog entries, 140 characters only, to be exact. The idea behind very short posts and videos is that anything longer would be boring, especially if your post is on a topic that does not interest anyone but yourself. With short attention spans and multi-tasking being the norm these days, it's a good idea to keep your messages short. 12seconds, Twitvid, Vidly, Twiddeo, BubbleTweet, these are just a few of the many new video-blogging services that are ready and waiting for your close up, Mr. DeMille, and your fifteen seconds of fame. Let's talk about a couple of these.

So Many Choices

12seconds is just one example of the many online video sharing services where you can post your Twitter video status updates. You can share what you're doing with your friends and family using short video clips from your web cam or mobile phone, or upload from your computer or by email. Show everyone where you are, share comments, ideas, rants, raves; stay connected with the whole wide world, 12 seconds at a time.

Twiddeo is a simple video sharing service. As with the others, you can use your Twitter account to log into their site, submit your video from your computer's hard drive, your web cam, your phone, or via email. Twiddeo boasts fast video uploads and there are no limitations on video length. However, your video cannot exceed 100MB in size.

BubbleTweet is the same as the others, but there are a few differences. Although it doesn't have the bells and whistles that others services have, it has unique features of its own that sets it apart from the other video sharing services. When you create a video tweet on Bubbletweet, you receive a tweet message with a unique URL that you can then tweet out to your followers and friends as you would a normal tweet. When the recipients receive the URL and click on it, they'll be redirected to a BubbleTweet page where they'll be able to watch your BubbleTweet video. Why the name BubbleTweet? Because the video you send will play out in Bubbletweet's very own Bubble video player. When the video ends, the bubble "pops" into thin air. Unlike the video tweets from other services, BubbleTweets are not "embedded" into your live Twitter page. You actually need to click on your unique BubbleTweet URL in order to see your video tweet play. A BubbleTweet can be up to 30 seconds long.