Online Social Networking For Video Producers (page 2)

Social Post Production

It may sound a bit redundant, but social networks are getting more social. Users of Facebook in particular are sending videos to each other as a means of simple video-communication, like a delayed video phone. This is new for Facebook, which has had limited video capabilities in the past, compared to YouTube. On the flip side, Facebook also offers "social ads" that you can send out like direct-mail marketing to potential clients. When sending out production stills (photos) of your latest creation, consider doing it on the same day each week or month. Ditto for video. Keeping organized while keeping up with the media you distribute can be daunting.

Some email companies like Yahoo! Mail and Windows Live Mail (previously Hotmail) will allow you to make a customized homepage where you can display multiple social networks on the same page. While this works OK, we recommend using NetVibes as an alternative. NetVibes is a great online tool that puts all of your networks in front of you.

A new standard service called Open ID can also alleviate headaches when signing into your networks (You can thank the JanRain company for development). Being much less intimidating than the Real ID Act, OpenID helps by putting all of your user accounts under one "umbrella" login. OpenID allows you to use one username and password for many different networks. Microsoft, AOL, BBC, Google and PayPal are a few of the big-hitters who will now accept your single OpenID. You can the use one social network account to log into your other accounts. This means you don't have to enter duplicate information each time you want to start a new account. This then gives you less hassle when signing in to multiple accounts. Anything to help you spend less time at the computer and more time making video, r…