3 ex-Google employees have started video tutorial site http://www.HowCast.com , TechCrunch reports:

<<The site is launching with professionally-shot instructional videos on everything from “How to Paint a Wall” (see embed below) and “How to Groom Your Cat” to “How to Get Laid.” There is a familiar formula for each one: The Howcast graphic, an intro explaining what you’ll need for the task at a hand, and step-by-step instructions explained in a voiceover. ...

Audience participation in the creation of the videos starts with the ability to suggest video topics such as “How to Do A Television Appearance,” “How to build a Sofa From Scratch,” “How to Make Tempura,” or “How to Fire a Nanny.” The audience can then vote the best suggestions to the top in a Digg-like fashion.

Audience members can also look at upcoming scripts and improve them or write their own in a guided wiki portion of the site that follows the Howcast script template (introduction, instructions, tips, end with a fact). The script is then approved by Howcast, a voiceover is recorded, and Howcast farms out the production to young film school students and graduates. They get $50 for each video plus a 50/50 rev-share from any advertising. Anyone can also upload their own instructional videos to the site without going through this process.>>
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/06/ex-googlers-launch-intsructional-video-site-howcast-raise-8-million-a-round/

It's far from being the first video tutorials site, but it sounds interesting nevertheless.

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Great, they have the "How to Tie a Tie" video. :)

real good stuff
one of my friend was thinking of creating the same stuff.
seems like ex-googlers stole his idea from his mind :)