This document provides instructions for using ThingLink, an image and video annotation tool. It covers account management and settings, creating and editing images and videos, building image channels, and accessing analytics. It also discusses plans and pricing as well as contact information for technical support, sales, and the company blog.
5. Toolbar
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
TOOLBAR AND MENU
*to access groups contact us at sales@thinglink.com
Settings
Groups*
Upgrade
Help
Log out
Menu
View account notifications
in the upper right menu
6. Hosting (if needed)
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
EXPLORE TAB
Click to browse the Explore tab
Your Stream shows
you the images
of those you follow
Featured houses
images marked
as notable by
ThingLink staff
Top Today and
This Week show
the most popular
recent images
7. Hosting (if needed)
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
MY ACCOUNT TABYour account name
Images
you’ve touched
Images
you created
Videos
you created
Your channels Users you
follow
Users who
follow you
Aggregate
statistics for
all your images
Access your
account through
the Me tab
9. Hosting (if needed)
IMAGE CREATION
UPLOADING
Click CREATE to begin
Method #1
Upload image file
via your hard drive
Method #2
Upload image via
URL where it is hosted
Method #3
Import image
from Facebook
Method #4
Import image
from Flickr
10. Hosting (if needed)
IMAGE CREATION
TAGGING
Click anywhere on
the image to add
a tag
Edit the title of your image
With WhiteLabel
plan, remove
buttons and
branding
Use + and -
to zoom in and out
This video explains
additional tag types
11. Enter a link for photo
or click through
Click to choose icon
The Finished Product
Add a caption
IMAGE CREATION
IMAGE TAGGING
12. Click to choose icon
Add a caption
The Finished Product
IMAGE CREATION
RICH MEDIA TAGS
Copy & Paste video
from YouTube
14. IMAGE CREATION
MANAGE PRIVACY
Select “Sharing settings”
to manage
image privacy
Public: everybody
can see it
Unlisted: image can
only be accessed
with the image URL
Allows other
ThingLink users to
edit your image
Upgrade to Whitelabel to
remove branding, share,
touch icons
18. STEP 2: CREATE CHANNEL
Name your
channel Click
“CREATE NEW
CHANNEL”
19. STEP 3: BUILD REST OF CHANNEL
Repeat Steps 1 and 2
Once the channel has been created, Step 2 will only necessitate
choosing that new channel from the list
20. STEP 4: VIEW CHANNEL AS A SLIDESHOW
Click “VIEW AS
SLIDESHOW”
Go to profile
and select
CHANNELS
22. THINGLINK VIDEO
UPLOADING VIDEOS
Click “CREATE” on the top bar
Enter the URL of the video
you want to tag and click
“TAG THIS MEDIA”
Or upload from hard drive