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I've recently found myself posted on YouTube - not something I would have chosen, but almost an inevitability these days. I definitely would have spent more time on my hair that morning if I'd known I was to be filmed and further, that the video would be posted on YouTube. Ah well, live and learn! At least I'm not searchable.
Both Flickr and YouTube are simple to use - search and ye shall find. YouTube particularly likes to predict one's search from the first letter on, reducing keystrokes. I find it handy to use when I want to get a taste for a new band and the snippets on iTunes are too short. Listening to other people's playlists can also be a great way to discover new sounds or be reminded of long-forgotten faves. Then there's a lifetime worth of crass entertainment in the form of groin kicks, sports bloopers, 'Punk'd'-style pranks, etc, that seem to enchant some of the more y-chromosome-abundant members of my social circle.
Flickr is also very straight-forward to use, easy to search and lovely to browse. The above photo was from a group called 'Catchy Colors' though it has been posted in several places. The focus even within groups is mainly on photos rather than other topics of discussion, which is comforting in some way.
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