Most PR folks will know about this already, but for those who don't there are lots of online options for sharing data files.
Gone are the old days of using FTP's to share files with folks outside your network. Now you have lots of (free) ways to (securely and privately) share content.
Personally, I use Google drive.
The big plus with Google Drive is you get 5 gigs of free storage.
The only negative is that you need a gmail account (which is only a negative if you for some reason don't want to have a gmail account).
Sharing is really easy. Just take any file that you uploaded and click 'share'. Then input the email addresses of the people you want to share with and they are sent a link where they can download the content. They only see and can access files that you've given them access to.
Dropbox
Dropbox is probably the most well known storage and sharing service. Seems to work similar to Google Drive.
The only difference is that Dropbox gives you only 2 gigs of free storage (while Google Drive gives you 5 gigs).
Box
Similar to DropBox, but this company is just called Box.
It gives you 5 Gigs of storage and all the features that Google Drive or DropBox give you.
So there you have it. I'm sure there are lots of other services out there besides the three mentioned above. If your needs extend in to the 15-gig-plus range, all the above services have pay-for options which increase your data storage caps significantly. Personally, five gigs is more than enough for my purposes (but I could see graphic designers or folks who work in video editing needing more).
All of the above services, because they are in the cloud, are accessible from your mobile devices.
(just a friendly warning: I would stay away from uploading or sharing any content that might be considered pirated or content that is abnormally sensitive (I'd never do this, but don't share naked pictures of yourself using Google Drive for instance). All cloud services mean that your content is sitting on a Google server (or someone's server) and they do data mine said content. So while that's not a concern for regular content, you don't want to be sharing anything you've downloaded from Pirate's Bay for instance. For content that you want to be 100 per cent secure, an FTP is still the only way to go, and even then, your Internet Service Provider still has the ability to data mine traffic coming and going from your IP address.)
Gone are the old days of using FTP's to share files with folks outside your network. Now you have lots of (free) ways to (securely and privately) share content.
Personally, I use Google drive.
The big plus with Google Drive is you get 5 gigs of free storage.
The only negative is that you need a gmail account (which is only a negative if you for some reason don't want to have a gmail account).
Sharing is really easy. Just take any file that you uploaded and click 'share'. Then input the email addresses of the people you want to share with and they are sent a link where they can download the content. They only see and can access files that you've given them access to.
Dropbox
Dropbox is probably the most well known storage and sharing service. Seems to work similar to Google Drive.
The only difference is that Dropbox gives you only 2 gigs of free storage (while Google Drive gives you 5 gigs).
Box
Similar to DropBox, but this company is just called Box.
It gives you 5 Gigs of storage and all the features that Google Drive or DropBox give you.
So there you have it. I'm sure there are lots of other services out there besides the three mentioned above. If your needs extend in to the 15-gig-plus range, all the above services have pay-for options which increase your data storage caps significantly. Personally, five gigs is more than enough for my purposes (but I could see graphic designers or folks who work in video editing needing more).
All of the above services, because they are in the cloud, are accessible from your mobile devices.
(just a friendly warning: I would stay away from uploading or sharing any content that might be considered pirated or content that is abnormally sensitive (I'd never do this, but don't share naked pictures of yourself using Google Drive for instance). All cloud services mean that your content is sitting on a Google server (or someone's server) and they do data mine said content. So while that's not a concern for regular content, you don't want to be sharing anything you've downloaded from Pirate's Bay for instance. For content that you want to be 100 per cent secure, an FTP is still the only way to go, and even then, your Internet Service Provider still has the ability to data mine traffic coming and going from your IP address.)
online data storage is very imporatant and useful.. one should know its worth.
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