Right, now I'm not driving across half of the UK and have had time to digest this - my answers.

I agree about the layout, but that was why in post I gave examples of other front ends that supply the information differently. On a base level everything posted to the Steem Blockchain can be accessed through any sort of front end someone chooses to build through the api system - I think we will see more front ends grow and develop as the user base increases.

For finding content you are interested in, communities is currently in beta accessible at https://beta.steemit.com these will make it easier to find content to specific interests - and it will eventually be only posted to the community and not your own main blog. So you can major your blog on say photography, but make posts in communities about other interests like computers, smart home connected living, motors and motoring etc.

For video content @threespeak are making a massive move for onboarding video content creators, it is a paid subscription but offers numerous perks that offset the cost. Check out https://beta.steemit.com/trending/hive-100421 and https://3speak.online/user/threespeak