For one of our class assignments, we were asked to pick a Social Media tool or website and to discuss this with our classmates. For this assignment, I chose to discuss and present on the video sharing website Vimeo.
Vimeo is a video viewing and sharing website similar to YouTube, but with several key differences. First and foremost, Vimeo strictly prohibits content that is not user made. For example, the site does not allow videos to be posted that are not original content (i.e. Reposted music videos). Commercial, gaming and pornography videos are also prohibited from Vimeo. Another interesting feature of Vimeo is that it was the first video sharing website to support HD-quality videos.
The restriction of commercial videos is loosely interpreted, as I have been able to find various videos that may have artistic merit, but were still created to promote a product. For example, see this VIDEO for the Vandal Bookbag by Mission Bags. The video is very entertaining, but nonetheless an online commercial.
The Vimeo video-sharing service has many uses in the public and non-profit sector. The site can be used to upload videos to keep an organization and its supporters/followers up-to-date on current events. For example, the Semester at Sea organization uploads videos and slideshows (created as a video) from the various countries the organization visits. The White House also uploads videos on Vimeo to ensure that information and news is spread to as many mediums as possible.
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