Sites make it easy to embed content from one site to another. You don't even have to know html in most cases. Take Youtube for instance. They let you pick and choose what you want to display and then offer you the embed script.
Take this video I just uploaded to Youtube.
All I did was start a new post in blogger and then switch tabs from "compose" (which is the default for me) to the "edit html" tab. Then I opened another browser window and went to Youtube where the video is located. Then I clicked on "embed", where Youtube offers the code, and copied it. Then I switched back to my blog and pasted it in the text box where I am currently typing to create this blog.
Other sites like delicious give you the same options. WYSIWYG and they give you the embed code to copy and paste it where ever you want it to be-whether it's a web page or a blog. Here is a CMS site I am developing through my course this semester. I have embedded content from various other sites into my CMSimple site.
If you use Dreamweaver to create web pages you might want to consider getting an extension from DMXzone which offers to embed the code for you. They offer a pop-up window to search for the video of choice and then they will automatically embed it. It just gets simpler and simpler. Joomla offers another option to embed content on your site. And of course even Facebook offers all sorts of ways to embed on your profile page.
Picasa also makes it easy to share your pictures with others. Once again, just go to the album you want to share and then look on the far right column. Just by clicking on "link to this album" you get the embed code to paste into any site you want. It's the type of simplicity I like.
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