bsmg meeting 10.16.12 | the role of images on the social web
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During our first Baltimore Social Media Group meeting, AK Stout lead the discussion about the emerging role of images being used in social media.TRANSCRIPT
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The Role of Images on the Social Web
By AK Stout@akstout18
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The Problem:Too Much Noise
24 hours a day, 7 days a week we have information coming at as from all angles.
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The Solution:Fight For Attention
In a sea of text – a colorful attention grabbing image stands out.
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The Solution: Aid In Retention
Words are processed by our short-term memory where we can only retain about 7 bits of information.
Images, on the other hand, go directly into long-term memory where they are indelibly etched.Source: Dr. Lynell Burmark, Ph.D. Associate at the Thornburg Center for
Professional Development
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The Problem:Not Enough Time
We are busy people with a limited amount of time to dedicate to taking in new information.
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The Solution:Make it Quicker
We process visuals 60,000 times faster than text.
Source: Research at 3M Corporation
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Pictures
Text
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The Problem:Eliciting a Response
Facebook Page EdgeRank Algorithm
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The Solution:Appeal to Emotion
"...in our culture pictures have become tools used to elicit specific and planned emotional reactions in the people who see them."
Source: J. Francis Davis, an adult educator and media education specialist
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What’s the DealWith Pinterest?
Weekly visits to Pinterest's website from North American users hit nearly 29 million in July 2012 - an increase of 2,183% from the previous year.
Source: http://articles.latimes.com/2012/aug/29/business/la-fi-tn-pinterest-instagram-growth-20120829
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But Wait…
The combination of graphics and words has a communicative power that neither singularly possesses.
Without words, a graphic may be lost to ambiguity.
Pictures +
Words
Pictures
Alone
WordsAlone
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What To Do
Change Facebook posting strategy.
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What To Do
Don’t auto-post from Facebook to Twitter.
Upload images directly to Twitter.
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Thank You!AK Stout
@akstout18akstout@sayingitsoci
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Save The Date!Next Meetup Tuesday, November 13,
2012Topic: Social Media: Building Identity and
Trust