web2.0 filesharing

Web2.0: Filesharing

By: Rlabs

Outcomes

• Understand the benefit of using photo and video-sharing sites

• Be able to find and effectively share photos and videos

• Have a photo and video filesharing account

Prior to the Internet, the last technology we used to share photos were big dusty PHOTO ALBUMS

“Of all our inventions of Mass Communication, pictures still speak

the most universally understood language” - Walt Disney

a changed environment

How to decide?

EstablishedStrong CommunityFeatures

Pros

• Active community and groups

• Creative commons• RSS feeds

Cons

• Somewhat complicated• Not integrated with other

systems you might use (google, facebook, etc.)

• Not entirely free

Pros Cons

• Requires a desktop client• 1GB storage with free

account

• Face recognition• Creative commons• Integrates with google

products

Tips for telling your story effectively

Make your photos easy to find

Title photos Add tags

Make you photos easy to share

Use as open a license as makes you comfortable

Make you story as appealing to follow

Develop a photo roll-out plan

Video Sharing

It would take you 412 years to view all the content on YouTube

Why use video to promote your

cause?

Videos can tell the story of your

campaign!

THANK YOU

www.rlabs.org

brentwilliams2

brent@rlabs.org

@brent007

www.brentsjourney.co.za

Brent Williams

brent36@gmail.com