Share your Life with Friends by Sharing your Files

The world is a global village today. Most of us have friends and relatives living in various parts of the world. So, sometimes it becomes hard to keep in contact with each other or share our joyous moments. But thanks to social networking sites, this is possible now. Most of these sites offer various file sharing features. You can upload pictures, music and even videos to share with your friends and family members who are also a part of the site or with other users who share the same passions and hobbies as you do. So, now it is possible to show your dear old grandmother the first pictures of your son or share the moment of joy of your favorite niece as she walks down the aisle.

You can argue that sharing pictures through email is possible then why should you use the file sharing features of a social networking site. Yes, it is true that you can mail pictures but there are restrictions to how much bytes a mail can carry as an attachment. Since picture files are generally very big, you can’t send more than a couple of pictures per mail. But on a site, you can upload hundreds and hundreds of pictures and keep them as albums. Now invite your friends and relatives to come and see the pictures. They can comment on them, as they could if they had seen the pictures sitting with you. Some sites allow viewers to rate the pictures. So, if you are hoping to be a photographer or a model, you can upload a portfolio and ask users to rate them to know which pictures are the best. Now a word of caution. Most sites will ask you whether you want to show the pictures uploaded to anyone or only to some people. Be careful when you place this attribute. You don’t want your present girlfriend to see that romantic photo of you and your high school sweetheart do you?

Sharing music is another feature of these sites. They allow you to upload music files. You can use this feature in two ways. One is of course to share your choice of music with friends who have the same tastes as yours. If you are a budding musician, then another option would be to upload a selection of your music and ask other members of the site to respond to it. Their comments will help you to find out what is good or bad about your music. Similarly, you can upload the videos of your performance or just about anything. Some sites have rating options which will help you to gauge the popularity of your uploaded video. It is another great way to stay in touch with near and dear ones. Can you imagine the joy that will spread on the faces of your parents sitting miles away from you and seeing the video of your son’s first steps? One word about uploading videos. Most sites have strict policies regarding the content of the video. So, make sure you know the rules of the social networking site you are a part of before uploading your video.