YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley announced yesterday at the World Economic Forum that YouTube will soon start sharing revenue with its users:

YouTube founder Chad Hurley has confirmed that his team is working on a revenue-sharing mechanism that would "reward creativity".He said the system would be rolled out in a couple of months and use a mixture of advertisements, including short clips shown ahead of the actual film.

Once this happens, YouTube will join the ranks of video for profit services such as Revver.