Fulton County Public Library Jon G.- ® Social Photo Sharing
Social media are media for social interaction, using highly accessible and scalable communication techniques. Social media is the use of web-based and mobile technologies to turn communication into interactive dialogue (Wikipedia).
Image hosting and video hosting websites, web services suite, and online community… Popular websites for users to share, tag and embed personal photographs, a place to host images that you can embed in blogs and social media. Social Photo Sharing
Manage Photos at Home Cannot be shared unless printed. (except via .) Shoebox analogy. Editing/tossing bad shots a plus. Hard to do when away from your computer. Post them to Flickr/facebook Easy to do. Can be seen anywhere (with your permission). Sharable. Free- All you need is a Login. No photo editing necessary...
Go to Login with your information (username, password) Create/update your profile. Start uploading Explore others’ photos to learn and share. Send links to family & friends far afield.
Easiest way to upload- click “Photo” Home Row…
Click “Upload Photo/Video” Tag photos relevant for certain events, i.e. graduation, vacation 2011, or “good times.” FYI: Tags- Words people can look for and your photo, if tagged, might be shown as an example !
You can put locations on each photo to suggest/map where and when it was taken… Add some words about the photo, browse for its location
Upload image Share and Tag photos with people so they can see them too. This is what it looks like after you click “post”
Always logout…safe practice. Don’t put personal information/names up unless you restrict your sharing. You can make it as private as you wish.
Most social networking sites (facebook, myspace, etc.) offer social photo sharing Most are free. Pick your favorite. Beware sharing personal info/financial info. Picasa.google.com Photobucket.com Snapfish.com Shutterfly.com Imgur.com Facebook Google+
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