5min.com - Life Videopedia

5min allows you to learn in 5 minutes how to do various different skills. In 5 minutes, you can learn how to apply your makeup like a professional, or how to use a punching bag, or how to do origami, or how to do a proper yoga breath. They have special video tools for videopedia, allowing uploaders to add written notes to videos that will enhance learning and understand from viewers. The idea is that everyone is an expert at something and has something to teach the general public, so why not share that knowledge for the better of the whole.

“5min is a place to find short video solutions for any practical question and a forum for people wanting to share their knowledge.

This is an interesting concept that takes videos and web learning in a different direction. It´s easy to find how-tos on a bunch of topics that would interest you. Sometimes, a written explanation or basic diagram just isn´t enough of an explanation for how things should be done. This bridges that gap. Companies could use this to teach users how to properly use their services or equipment, serving as a great promotion.

Will people come to this site for videos, versus any other video display site? How will they put the word out their about what they have to offer? How will they be making a profit?