Lesson 8: Flickr & YouTube

Flickr

Flickr is a free online photo management that allows the users to upload, edit, organize, share, etc. their photos. The step-by-step instructions on Take a Tour are easy to follow. The whole site looks bright and user-friendly.

I use Flickr.com frequently for the Readers' Nook blog, and I love it. Recently I needed a photo of Reykjavik in midnight in July, and, of course, I found it there. Some other times, due to technical difficulties that I don't know always how to resolve, it's simply not possible to insert the book image from the catalogue, so I use images from Flickr.com. It literally saves my day sometimes!

YouTube

I don't post my own video-clips on YouTube, but I view it frequently, mostly music videos or extracts from old movies. The quality of the clips varies greatly, but usually that's not the most important component. For me, YouTube is a sort of time-traveling machine, and the thrill of seeing something almost forgotten justifies the technical imperfection of the clip.

It's easy to use; I've never had any trouble finding what I was looking for.