2. Uploading and sharing images and other file types
over the internet can be considered as content
sharing. Using web 2.0 in content sharing has
grown tremendously with the emergence of social
media. Purposes of content sharing ranges from
promoting business to target clients, gaining
recognition in particular areas, and sharing their
experiences with friends in social communities.
Whatever your reasons for sharing any forms of
information over the internet, it is expected that
you remember to keep your privacy settings right
for your intention. Thinking twice before clicking
should be one’s personal commitment to
responsible netizenship.
3. There are many ways to upload
and share images using numerous
online platforms like facebook and
Instagram. Many photo sharing
sites offer photo hosting, which
means that photo on their site can
be displayed on your blog or
websites without needing to move
them on your server. This means
saving in storage space which you
can allot for other uses.
4. There are several things to considered in
choosing the best places to upload or share
videos and images. These are:
Storage Space – does the photo sharing site
have enough storage space for your photo
uploads?
Cost of Storage – does the photo sharing site
change you for storage or maintenance?
Quality – when uploading photos quality must
not be sacrificed, high resolution should be
preserved and not compressed.
Ease of Use – is the uploading process quick
and easy?
5. Ease of Access – is it easy finding uploaded by
date, tags, and other means without any
barrier?
Share Ability – can photos be easily shared to
other sites such as facebook, Instagram and
twitter.
Printability – are you able to print or
download photos effortlessly?
Privacy – is it must be fully controlled by the
user and should be password protected.
6. List of photo sharing sites
Google – rolled many of the features of its
picasa image editing programinto its google
photo hosting service, which allows the user to
do a lot of weakingrightrin the web interface.
Which includes auto enhance, crops and
rotations, and filters such as vintage, which
adds a faded and scratched photo look and etc.
Photo Bucket – this site is best for uploading
and storing photos in their original sizes,
editing them, organizing them, hosting
animated GIFs and printing photos on product.
7. Flickers – this site that allows users to upload photos
and videos. It is the oldest and most widely known
photo sharing social networking site to date.
Shutterfly – it offers a creative range of photo gifts,
including metal prints, wooden wall arts, and battery
cases for smart phones.
500 px – it is a popular social internet for
photographers looking to share their best photos. It
offers focused design that puts your photos front and
center, providing a clean and elegant way to display
your best image.
To date we all know that two of the most popular
social networking sites are facebook. These two sites
boast of features that highlights their photo sharing
sites.
