Good for:

• Sharing one photo or a low-resolution video.
• Sharing with a friend or group.
• Sharing immediately, as an event is happening.

Things to consider:

• You and your recipients must have mobile data plans to receive multimedia text messages.
• Sending high-resolution photos via text message uses more data.
• Photos and video remain available until the recipient deletes the message.
• High quality videos are too large and cannot be shared in text messages.

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Good for:

• Sharing one or a few photos.
• Sharing with a friend or group.

Things to consider:

• Some email providers limit attachment sizes. For large files, upload the file to a cloud storage and email the link instead of the file.
• Email attachments remain available for download until the recipient deletes the email.

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Good for:

• Sharing high-resolution photos, multiple photos, entire albums and videos.
• Controlling sharing via links.
• Controlling how long you share something; you can easily delete it or turn off sharing privileges.

Things to consider:

• Many cloud services offer free storage with a basic account.
• Cloud storage services are fairly secure, but not completely free from security breaches, so upload wisely.
• Upload over Wi-Fi to prevent mobile data charges.

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Good for:

• Sharing publicly, with large groups of friends, followers and subscribers.
• Sharing one photo at a time, or many photos, albums or videos.
• Controlling how long you share something. You can easily delete it or turn off sharing. Some social networks allow you to post photos and videos for only several seconds, to be viewed but not saved, while some posts remain available indefinitely. Check the social network for specifics.

Things to consider:

• Understand social network privacy and sharing policies before you post.
• Review updates to social network privacy and sharing policies often.
• Requires a Wi-Fi or mobile data connection.

Good for:

• Sharing from phone-to-phone or other connected devices.
• Fast sharing.

Things to consider:

• Your phone must be paired and connected with another device.

Good for:

• Quickly sharing with a nearby phone, tablet or computer.
• No need for pairing devices; simply touch them back-to-back.

Things to consider:

• Devices you share with must have NFC.
• Both your phone and the other device must be on and unlocked.

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