One of the best ways to stay up-to-date about any online or Internet technology is to read the blogs written by the people who are the absolute experts in the field. The following are some of my favorite

The Business of Online Video- From StreamingMedia.com and written by Dan Rayburn, the company’s executive vice president, “the business behind the technology of online video.”

Online Video Insider- From MediaPost, co-written by six guys from the industry, “The inside line on Internet content and advertising.”

NewTeeVee’s Online Video- The NewTeeVee blog, part of the GigaOm network, has an Online Video category.

Inside Online Video- “A look at the fast rising online video industry,” written by Mike Abundo for b5 media.

WillVideoForFood.com- Written by Kevin Nalts, a “self-proclaimed viral video genius,” covering “the fun and profit of online video.”

Scobleizer- Written by ubiquitous smart guy Robert Scoble, his blog isn’t specifically about online video, but he makes a lot of videos and talks about video quite a bit – and it’s a must-read for anyone who follows the Internet, anyway, so add it to your RSS reader.

I posted this story about online video yesterday, which included a number of stats about YouTube, but I just came across a few more today that I wanted to add to the discussion. According to Nigel Hollis at MediaPost’s Online Video Insider, who is citing stats from Jeben Berg, product marketing manager at YouTube:

– An average of eight hours of content is uploaded to YouTube every minute.
– That content comes from only 2% of the site’s user base.