Today I learned about
Metacafe, a free online video hosting service with a twist: they
pay you for your videos, based on how many viewers it attracts. It's currently $5 per thousand views. The site's top earners have made as much as $26,000!
I don't understand how they can afford to give away so much money. Even the best advertisers don't usually pay more than $2-3 CPM (cost per thousand page views). If they have some special deals, $5 is possible, but it seems unlikely...
What do you think?