Are pictures taking over the web?
Have you noticed the increase of pictures on Social Networks as of late? Google+ users have pretty much been doing this since the social network was still closed to the public. However, Facebook users have taken the picture sharing up a notch since that is what many people seem to be sharing these days.
I am not complaining, in fact I personally part-take in posting pictures since learning that pictures that are directly uploaded to the site are preferred by the Facebook algorithm, more so than links. In fact this states true for anything that is organically added to the site like a status update or video. However, more and more it seems like people are catching on that a visual enhancement acting as a side kick to your text is more appealing to the viewer within the newsfeed and therefore more people are sharing photos unlike ever before.