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Plain holiday e-cards are so 2005. 2006 is the year of the holiday video card, proclaims Webshots (www.webshots.com), a leading photo- and video-sharing community and property of CNET Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET)(www.cnetnetworks.com). Webshots is the first of the major photo sharing sites that lets users publicly share both photos and videos in a single online album for free. The professionals at Webshots offer these tips for warm-and-fuzzy -- or hip-and-edgy -- holiday greetings that let your family tell it like it really is: Tips for Creating a Video Holiday Card One-Stop -- Choose a free service that will let you send a holiday greeting to friends and family and also let you share photo highlights from throughout the year in the same album, like Webshots.com. Length of video -- Keep it to under three minutes. Lighting -- Whether you shoot the video outdoors or indoors, avoid shadows and fluorescent lighting. Don�t use a window as your background unless you�re shooting from the side. Avoid shooting in direct sunlight. Costumes -- Go campy with Santa hats or costumes. Add reindeer antlers to your pet. Or go classy-but-festive and dress the family in a matching color with an understated holiday backdrop like the tree or your front door decorated in a holiday wreath. Be mindful of what�s in the background and wear contrasting colors (don�t wear a dark green sweater in front of a Christmas tree!) Show off a little -- Maybe your family has a rendition of �Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer� that really must be seen, or mom made an award-winning gingerbread house. This is your chance to show off a little, so do it up big! Unexpected settings -- Instead of shooting in front of a blazing fire in the fireplace, consider shooting the holiday missive in front of a local landmark. Also, take advantage of those early holiday decorations at malls as a backdrop for holiday antics, but go off-hours to avoid noise and human interference. Avoid shaky footage -- Use a mono or tripod, or set your digital camera on a bookshelf at eye-level. Tell the whole story -- Use your holiday video card as an invitation to friends and family to view the other photos and videos in your Webshots Holiday Album and tell the story of the whole year. DIY: How to Share Your Holiday Video Card with Friends and Family for Free 1. Go to Webshots.com and sign in or register for a free account. Create an album in which to store your photos and videos and name it something festive 2. Select the items you�d like to upload. Upload other photos and videos from your computer into the same album, if you�d like 3. Arrange your photos and videos in a timeline and add captions. You can place your holiday greeting card first and photos and videos from throughout the year chronologically after. 4. After your video has been uploaded, click on the video and click �Share this File� 5. Enter emails of family and friends and Webshots lets them know they�ve been sent a card. They do not have to register or give any information to view the photo or video, and their email will not be used or shared Get email alerts as your friends and family leave comments on your videos and photos 6. For a step-by-step video tutorial for uploading photos, visit: http://webshots.com/user/WebshotsHoliday About Webshots Webshots (www.webshots.com) is one of the internet�s largest photo and video sharing communities where users connect over shared interests spanning 10 channels and thousands of sub-categories. Webshots enables �social theatre� by providing stages for users to present content that ranges in scope from personal events to events of worldwide significance with message boards, �favorite user� capabilities, comment features and more. AllYouCanUpload.com provides free unlimited photo hosting on the proven Webshots backbone without the need to register. About CNET Networks CNET Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET)(www.cnetnetworks.com) is an interactive media company that builds brands for people and the things they are passionate about, such as gaming, music, entertainment, technology, business, food and parenting. The Company's leading brands include CNET, GameSpot, TV.com, MP3.com, Webshots, CHOW, ZDNet and TechRepublic. Founded in 1993, CNET Networks has a strong presence in the US, Asia and Europe.. Plain holiday e-cards are so 2005. 2006 is the year of the holiday video card, proclaims Webshots (www.webshots.com), a leading photo- and video-sharing community and property of CNET Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET)(www.cnetnetworks.com). Webshots is the first of the major photo sharing sites that lets users publicly share both photos and videos in a single online album for free. The professionals at Webshots offer these tips for warm-and-fuzzy -- or hip-and-edgy -- holiday greetings that let your family tell it like it really is: Tips for Creating a Video Holiday Card -- One-Stop -- Choose a free service that will let you send a holiday greeting to friends and family and also let you share photo highlights from throughout the year in the same album, like Webshots.com. -- Length of video -- Keep it to under three minutes. -- Lighting -- Whether you shoot the video outdoors or indoors, avoid shadows and fluorescent lighting. Don't use a window as your background unless you're shooting from the side. Avoid shooting in direct sunlight. -- Costumes -- Go campy with Santa hats or costumes. Add reindeer antlers to your pet. Or go classy-but-festive and dress the family in a matching color with an understated holiday backdrop like the tree or your front door decorated in a holiday wreath. Be mindful of what's in the background and wear contrasting colors (don't wear a dark green sweater in front of a Christmas tree!) -- Show off a little -- Maybe your family has a rendition of "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" that really must be seen, or mom made an award-winning gingerbread house. This is your chance to show off a little, so do it up big! -- Unexpected settings -- Instead of shooting in front of a blazing fire in the fireplace, consider shooting the holiday missive in front of a local landmark. Also, take advantage of those early holiday decorations at malls as a backdrop for holiday antics, but go off-hours to avoid noise and human interference. -- Avoid shaky footage -- Use a mono or tripod, or set your digital camera on a bookshelf at eye-level. -- Tell the whole story -- Use your holiday video card as an invitation to friends and family to view the other photos and videos in your Webshots Holiday Album and tell the story of the whole year. DIY: How to Share Your Holiday Video Card with Friends and Family for Free 1. Go to Webshots.com and sign in or register for a free account. Create an album in which to store your photos and videos and name it something festive 2. Select the items you'd like to upload. Upload other photos and videos from your computer into the same album, if you'd like 3. Arrange your photos and videos in a timeline and add captions. You can place your holiday greeting card first and photos and videos from throughout the year chronologically after. 4. After your video has been uploaded, click on the video and click "Share this File" 5. Enter emails of family and friends and Webshots lets them know they've been sent a card. They do not have to register or give any information to view the photo or video, and their email will not be used or shared Get email alerts as your friends and family leave comments on your videos and photos 6. For a step-by-step video tutorial for uploading photos, visit: http://webshots.com/user/WebshotsHoliday About Webshots Webshots (www.webshots.com) is one of the internet's largest photo and video sharing communities where users connect over shared interests spanning 10 channels and thousands of sub-categories. Webshots enables "social theatre" by providing stages for users to present content that ranges in scope from personal events to events of worldwide significance with message boards, "favorite user" capabilities, comment features and more. AllYouCanUpload.com provides free unlimited photo hosting on the proven Webshots backbone without the need to register. About CNET Networks CNET Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CNET)(www.cnetnetworks.com) is an interactive media company that builds brands for people and the things they are passionate about, such as gaming, music, entertainment, technology, business, food and parenting. The Company's leading brands include CNET, GameSpot, TV.com, MP3.com, Webshots, CHOW, ZDNet and TechRepublic. Founded in 1993, CNET Networks has a strong presence in the US, Asia and Europe..