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  • I have had great response with Video, Photos and Albums all being on my site. Having a separate photo input place from albums has had a big "YAY" from members. My members love it. Albums being tied to profiles and titled albums, where people can share there memories with friends family, etc. Albums can also be shared with certain individuals or members with rights access per profile owner. Photos they have found, is a simple and quick way to share just a photo or two, not tied to an album. More a public place that is open to everyone. Photos allow for freedom without it having to be tied to anything, but yet allows for connection to an individual. Videos are great as well. members upload videos that they choose to share and have public or make them available like albums. People share videos of family, places they have been, etc. So having all 3 of them on the site has been a huge asset. So far not a one person has complained. I also have set up the site menu to have more common menu items close to one another, which helps with navigation.

    Now the things that I HAVE got complaints on, are the use of Spaces, WIKI. These two I may remove, because there is no information on how to use them, or helping someone make use of them. Instruction and how-to's are a bit scarce for sure. There a bit hard to use for members.

    What I have found in the 15 years of social site building, is this... People love having a bunch of options and content on one site. They like the fact they don't have to go elsewhere to do something one site can do with everything. It comes down to this. Setup, Menu ease of use and categorized ease throughout. Also the beauty of the site matters. people like eye candy. There is a lot more I want and need, that was a big hit in the past, since the niche for the things I want are rare. There is only a couple sites that have what I am looking for...

    So what I am getting at...? Its not about how much content is on a site, but rather ease of use.