Over the past few years I've noticed something about myself. I found that I would initially start reading a blog that looked interesting, I would follow it for a while and then I would stop. They were all fantastic - full of interesting content and photos. But many of them were text-heavy. I found that they only blogs I seemed to be interested in were the ones that were visually interesting. I needed visual stimulation - photos, videos, etc. - to keep me interested.
This has helped to shape my own blog as well. My personal blog is very photo-heavy. So much that I even go so far as calling it my online "photo diary." I do make it a point to write a short blurb about what I'm posting about so there is a bit of context. But for the most part, my blog relies mainly on visuals.
The same goes for social media. When it comes to my use of social media, I find myself more drawn to platforms like Instagram because their whole reason for being is visuals. I respond better to a photo of something posted on Facebook rather than a status update about it. This is probably the root of the reason why Twitter and YikYak have never really intrigued me. These platforms focus more on writing rather than visuals.
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