Flickr and You Tube

I have found that I enjoy using both Flickr and You Tube. I have had many opportunities in the past to use Flickr as my husband has an account and will post pictures on it from our past trips. I like the fact that, on Flickr, you can make it so that not all of your pictures can be viewed by just any one. This is a nice safety feature, in that only those that you want to share pictures with yourself in it can see those pictures. In the past, I have used Flickr to look at pictures that others have taken of a place that my husband and I are going to be travelling to. This way, I can see where we are going to and this allows the excitement to build. I also like to look at the pictures that we have posted as it reminds me of what a great trip that we have had. I do like the fact that with flickr, you can look at pictures that are either relevant, recent or interesting as well as in various sizes. I find that Flickr is very user friendly and a great place to find pictures (besides using Google and doing an image search). I do like the fact that the page for flickr is not overbearing and does not have too much information on it. It is easy to use and in my books a great resource in sharing one’s pictures with others. I also find that you tube is user friendly. I have used you tube to find videos on things like the Muppets and can sit and watch them over and over and over again. I have used you tube to find videos that someone may have posted on a specific resort that my husband and I may be going to. I do find that there will be some that can be inappropriate, but that is to be expected since anyone can post a video on you tube. I do like the layout of you tube and find that it is very easy to use, but am not that keen on the advertising that they have on the right hand side. I find it to be distracting to a degree. I also like the fact that once you start looking at a certain video, you are given suggestions of other videos that you may find interesting. I wont deny that there is an aspect of you tube that is pure entertainment. I usually use it for this purpose.I do find that, I like both websites and will continue to use them. Considering both are sites that people can post whatever they want, I would caution user beware, but for the most part, I do find that they are both great places to get information from.