I've added two little widgets to the site. One for Twitter, which I can update from almost anywhere - thanks to a combination of internet access and mobile phone. Think of it like the status updates on Facebook.

The 2nd is a widget that will show my last few updates to Flickr. Simply click on a thumbnail to be taken to the larger image in Flickr itself. I've only just really started using Flickr, and I do like it. The kind of photo I tend to upload there is different to those found in my galleries here. The photos here tend to be of friends, holidays and parties. My Flickr stuff tends to be more 'serious' if you like - with the occasional bit of silliness thrown in. Flickr seems to have a great community and is giving me some real inspiration,

The last one is for Youtube. I use Youtube for those quick n' dirty things. If I've a little video that I want to put in a blog post, or something that doesn't really require high quality video, then it goes on Youtube. I can then just embed it here and save on some bandwidth. I can also upload to Youtube straight from my mobile phone. I haven't done this much yet, just a couple of test clips. I think the uploads should be covered by my free internet access on my mobile, but I'm waiting until the next bill arrives so I can check! Movies in my galleries are of a much higher quality and are downloadable, so don't forget to check those out. The Youtube widget will display my last three uploads.

It's a little strange as I'd been avoiding these sites for ages. I've always liked to host my own videos and photos and not have to worry about the restrictions of other sites. Now I'm using them to push content to my own site when I'm away from my computer. This blog is actually hosted by Blogger, but is integrated with nezza.net. Anything that gets published to the Blogger account will automatically synch with what you see here. This is very cool as my mobile phone has the ability to publish photos directly to a Blogger account. This means that I can be anywhere, take a photo and have it displayed on my website without any interaction from me. It's the same with Youtube. I could for instance be at the football, video a penalty and have it on my website before I got home which is pretty cool.

Just think in a couple of years how tightly integrated everything will be. Imagine in a couple of years time, there is a version of iMovie for the iPhone. Then not only do you have that penalty captured, but you can edit the video down, add a nice transition and titles and upload it. It's something I'm looking forward too!