SOCIAL MEDIA BEST PRACTICES
Best Practices
Use of Web Images
Copyright law prohibits the use of images without permission. Therefore, images from websites or from Google images cannot be saved or downloaded for use. There are many sites that offer images for free or as for attribution including:
There are also sites where images can be purchased if your section or department is interested in obtaining credits:
- Reply to comments
- Check for mentions
- Monitor for keywords
- Schedule your posts
- Check out other profiles
- Curate content to share
- Engage the community
- Create entertaining content
Use of Web Images
Copyright law prohibits the use of images without permission. Therefore, images from websites or from Google images cannot be saved or downloaded for use. There are many sites that offer images for free or as for attribution including:
- Freepik
- Pixabay
- Unsplash
There are also sites where images can be purchased if your section or department is interested in obtaining credits:
- Fotolia
- Dreamstime
- Shutterstock
- iStock photos for CAFConnection (need a few weeks turn around for Ottawa to send back to Corporate Services)
