So today at work, my boss asked me if I could download a Facebook video to our shared drive in our office. Now, I know how to surf the web with the best of them, but when it comes to embedding codes, transferring files and things of that nature, I am no pro. I started off doing what probably the majority of people would have done: going to Google of course! Google took me to a video sharing website called Vimeo. I had never heard of Vimeo before, but apparently it is quite popular. It is almost like an upscale YouTube where consumers can customize their own videos, collaborate on projects, and build a community of followers with similar interests. Vimeo’s mission is to provide creators with a safe and positive environment to share their videos and connect with others, as well as to develop simple and elegant tools and features to present your videos to the people you want.
One of the best things about Vimeo is its online community. Vimeo allows users to post comments of opinions and suggestions to help one another out. By watching others videos and “liking” them, as well as posting your own videos, other users will be notified of your work and users with similar interests will soon follow.
Some users may be intimidated by the quality of some of the videos, but they should not be. Vimeo claims that all you need in “a camera and a little bit of motivation.” The tools, online community and resources are in place to help you out from there!
Here is a video that I found while exploring. Looks like WKU is up with the times! Spread the Red!
This site sounds very interesting. I've never heard of Vimeo either. It seems like it's focus around the video, but incorporate's the "like" part from facebook.
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