h1. Using other services to create a local media org - March 2016

Video storage to allow videos to be embedded into blog posts: 

* Vimeo
* YouTube


Image storage to allow images to be embedded into blog posts:

* Flickr


Video livestream:

* Facebook Live
* Twitter's Periscope


Photo and short video storage and/or for networking/journaling: 

* Instagram


Blogging/writing/reporting on own custom domain name at:

* Wordpress
* Tumblr
* Medium
* Ghost
* or using hand-rolled/downloaded software on a server at a hosting provider



If I had to choose, I would select:

* Writing: hand-rolled/downloaded software on a server at a hosting provider. This could still be Wordpress or Ghost, but it would run on "my own" server, instead of on their servers.
* Image storage: Flickr for storing a large number of images without annoying followers. Even though Flickr can be a social network, I would use it as a storage bin, unless I used the image upload feature within the writing app, which would mean storing the images on my own server, requiring more disk space and backup storage. I would simply embed the Flickr-stored images into blog posts, like I have done for years.
* Social networking: Twitter and especially Instagram for sharing select photos and 15-second videos with journaling notes and hashtags. These images could also be embedded into a blog post.
* Live streaming video: Twitter's Periscope.
* Discussions: Twitter
* Video storage: YouTube. I would use YouTube as a storage bin and not as a social network. The videos would be embedded into blog posts.