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Are sites for social networking around videos and podcasts taking off ? Since there are tons of Flickr-like sites that include Odeo, Podshow, Dabble. it seems none of them are gaining traction like Flickr did, and I think I now understand why.

A picture is something you can appreciate at web speed. Go to a page with a photo on it, and it loads slightly slower than a page without a picture. Hit the Back button, leave a comment, link to it, whatever you want to do, it's all over quickly and that fits the pace of the web. However, podcasts and videos don't work like that. It takes a long time to "consume" one of those media objects. So why did YouTube catch on? Simple -- free storage.