LT 209 Media ServicesWeek Three, July 3, Part 1

Housekeeping

Questions from last week? Topic requests for future classes?

Annoyed librarian M&M saw you bend that paperback spine!!

Online Content Hosting

Hosting is: Using someone else’s resources (site,

server, memory, etc.) to store your content

For the purposes of this lesson, the “content” will be limited to: Images Video Files

Free Image Hosting Options

Flickr (up to 200 images)▪ http://www.flickr.com/

Photobucket▪ http://photobucket.com/

Snapfish▪ http://www.snapfish.com/snapfish/welcome

TinyPic▪ http://tinypic.com/

ImageShack (no registration required)▪ http://imageshack.us/

Blogging sites

Compare/Contrast Flickr:

Well-known Able to be linked to a Yahoo

account and the photos may be easily shared between account holders

Accommodated by many blogging sites

Free up to 200 images Relatively user-friendly

Photobucket: User-friendly Allows for photo album

collaborations with other accounts

Snapfish: Unlimited storage Can also print images as photos

TinyPic: Also able to store video and

website data Not to be confused with

TinyURL (related to Twitter) ImageShack:

Also able to store video and website data

Able to connect with a webcam

Does not require registration to use their services

Blogging sites: Are good options if you only

want to use your media in a blog

Free Video Hosting Options

Youtube▪ http://www.youtube.com/

TinyPic▪ http://tinypic.com/

Photobucket▪ http://photobucket.com/

Blogging sites

Compare/Contrast Youtube:

Well-known Owned by Google Can connect with several

other accounts (like Twitter, Facebook, Google Reader, etc.)

Holds shorter video clips (up to 10 minutes or 2 GB)

Can upload from a webcam Can be used to create

channels Easy to follow in other

accounts Easily searchable Supports tagging Automatically keeps

visitor/playback statistics

TinyPic: Video files cannot be larger

than 100 Megabytes or longer than 5 minutes

Supports several different video file types

Supports tagging (but only at initial upload – must be a paid member to edit tags after uploading)

Photobucket: Mobile/Smart phone-friendly User-friendly organization

Blogging Sites: Good if you want to keep

your content limited to your blog

Free File Hosting Options

MediaFire (no registration required)▪ http://www.mediafire.com/

Megashare▪ http://upload.megashare.com/

Sendspace▪ http://www.sendspace.com/

Blogging sites

Compare/Contrast MediaFire

No registration required Endorsed by such

organizations as CNET and PC Magazine

Unlimited storage and access

Upload up to 500 files at once

Easy to share links with intended audience

Paid upgrade means bigger files, up to 2 GB

Megashare Ability to upload from

computer, phone, web, etc.

Free uploading up to 1 GB Unlimited downloading Requires registration Provides link shortening

(good for status updates) Sendspace

No registration required Files up to 300 MB Ability to upload multiple

files simultaneously

Paid Hosting Options If your library has significant amounts of data to

save and does not have institutional resources available (a shared drive, extra hard drives, etc.), there are several paid options: Use the free sites until you run out of free space and

then simply upgrade to avoid migrating (easiest with services like Flickr)

If you have the funds in hand, you can initiate with a paid service yourself (anticipating stable funding)

Pending funding, you could outsource your data storage to a professional (most expensive option)

What does image/video/file online file hosting mean for libraries?

Allows librarians to keep library content separate from other affiliated institutions (schools, cities, etc.)

Promotes library materials and content easily

Free options empower low-budget libraries

Allows for easy networking and communication between other libraries and patrons

Exercise

Practicing with online hosting: Use an image off of the class blog at

http://nnmclibsummer10.wordpress.com Download that image to your computer

desktop Upload the image to the image hosting

service of your choice Use the image on the hosting site in a

post on your blog