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Sharing with a friend or group.
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Sharing immediately, as an event is happening.
Things to consider:
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You and your recipients must have cellular data plans to receive multimedia text messages.
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Sending high resolution photos via text message uses more more data.
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Photos and video remain available until the recipient deletes the message.
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High quality videos are too large and cannot be shared in text messages.
Good for:
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Sharing one or a few photos.
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Sharing with a friend or group.
Things to consider:
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Some email providers limit attachment sizes. For large files, upload the file to a cloud storage
and email the link instead of the file.
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Email attachments remain available for download until the recipient deletes the email.
Cloud
Good for:
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Sharing high resolution photos, multiple photos, entire albums, and videos.
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Controlling sharing via links.
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Controlling how long you share something; you can easily delete it or turn off sharing privileges.
Things to consider:
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Many cloud services offer free storage with a basic account.
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Cloud storage services are fairly secure, but not completely free from security breaches, so
upload wisely.
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Upload over
to prevent cellular data charges.
Social app
Good for:
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Sharing publicly, with large groups of friends, followers, and subscribers.
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Sharing one photo at a time, or many photos, albums, or videos.
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