Blip.tv

What is it?
The website Blip.tv is a platform for web shows that offers hosting, distribution, and advertising. The company was founded in May 2005, is located in New York City, and is financed by Bain Capital Ventures and Canaan Partners.

Web:

www.blip.wiki

Video:

Vimeo

What is it?

Vimeo is a video-sharing website on which users can upload, share, and view videos. It was founded by Zach Klein and Jakob Lodwick in November 2004. The nameVimeo was created by co-founder Jakob Lodwick and is a play on the word video, inserting the word "me" as a reference to the site's exclusive dedication to user-made video, and is also an anagram of "movie."

Web:

http://vimeo.com/

Video:

Vimeo Tutorial. from Stephanie Chavez on Vimeo.

SlideShare

What is it?
SlideShare is an online slide hosting service. Users can upload files in the following file formats: PowerPoint, PDF, Keynote or OpenOffice presentations. Launched on October 4, 2006, the website is considered to be similar to YouTube, but for slideshows.The website was originally meant to be used for businesses to share slides among employees more easily, but it has since expanded to also become a host of a large number of slides which are uploaded merely to entertain.The website gets an estimated 12 million unique visitors a month.


Web:
http://www.slideshare.net


Document:

Scribd

What is it?

Is the world’s largest social reading and publishing company. They make it easy to share and discover entertaining, informative and original written content across the web and mobile devices. Their vision is to liberate the written word, to connect people with the information and ideas that matter most to them.

Web:

www.scribd.com

Document:

_engcomp1_armiñanamaria.doc_

Prezi

What is it:

Is is a web-based presentation application and storytelling tool that uses a single canvas instead of traditional slides. Text, images, videos and other presentation objects are placed on the infinite canvas and grouped together in frames.

Web:

www.prezi.com

Image:

Picasa

What is it?

Is a software application for organizing and editing photos. It was first created by Idealab but is now owned by Google. "Picasa" is a blend of the name of Spanish painter Pablo Picasso.

Web:

http://picasa.google.com/

Image:

Dropbox

What is it?

Is a Web-based file hosting service operated by Dropbox, Inc. that uses cloud computing to enable users to store and share files and folders with others across the Internet using file synchronization.

Web:

Dropbox.com

Video:

Dipity

What is it?

Is a Web 2.0 tool used to create timelines visually different stages of history. With this tool you can create multimedia timelines, inserting text, images or video.

Web:

http://www.dipity.com/

Timeline: