I\u2019ve documented images that get passed on socially here since 2008 (and have been sharing them personally around the web for over a decade). Images predate video yet continue to proliferate quicker due to their\u00a0inherent\u00a0instant nature.<\/p>\n
My methodology for gathering these is simple: it has to break the \u201chot\u201d threshold on StumbleUpon, Reddit, Digg or some other community that includes\u00a0diversity, aggregation and incentives. I collect as I go to share with you here.<\/p>\n
The social news sites don\u2019t all keep their archives publicly available, so I feel it useful to keep a record. Plus anyone looking to have their ideas spread can learn from the clear archetypes of successful images.<\/p>\n
So if you\u2019re new to this site (or this series) start by checking out the following posts in this series:<\/p>\n
All caught up? \u00a0Great.<\/p>\n
So what is the web sharing in 2011? Let\u2019s check out a sampling of the images currently going hot across social web channels in the first two months of this year.<\/p>\n
Well explained<\/strong><\/p>\n Everyone seems to get this wrong<\/strong><\/p>\n Makes sense to me<\/strong><\/p>\n If you\u2019re reading this, you should be thankful<\/strong><\/p>\n Indeed\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Food for thought for publishers<\/strong><\/p>\n Cats\u2026always just out of reach<\/strong><\/p>\n Done that\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Fairly self-explanatory<\/strong><\/p>\n But\u00a0why<\/em>\u00a0would anyone do this?<\/strong><\/p>\n Sleep-related charts seem to be popular lately<\/strong><\/p>\n Facebook infographic<\/strong><\/p>\n How Netflix disrupted Blockbuster<\/strong><\/p>\n PBS embracing infographics to raise awareness for funding<\/strong><\/p>\n Cold, but stunning<\/strong><\/p>\n Winter\u00a0forest\u00a0looking up<\/strong><\/p>\n A break in the clouds<\/strong><\/p>\n Dragonfly up close<\/strong><\/p>\n Transparent\u00a0lake<\/strong><\/p>\n As the storm approaches<\/strong><\/p>\n Tornado chasers catch one on film<\/strong><\/p>\n Would you live here?<\/strong><\/p>\n Sky view from the tundra<\/strong><\/p>\n Sleeping fox<\/strong><\/p>\n Lynx and cat make good friends<\/strong><\/p>\n I don\u2019t want you to be upset, but\u2026.<\/strong><\/p>\n Fire dragon<\/strong><\/p>\n Fog over the city<\/strong><\/p>\n As someone who has gone\u00a0car-free, I agree with this<\/strong><\/p>\n This karate studio has a sense of humor<\/strong><\/p>\n Great calling card for a personal trainer<\/strong><\/p>\n Star Wars posters remixed<\/strong><\/p>\n Clever stop smoking ad<\/strong> The snowman plots his revenge<\/strong><\/p>\n Indeed\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Just the right moment<\/strong> Couldn\u2019t have said it better<\/strong><\/p>\n This one made me laugh, if you don\u2019t get it \u2013\u00a0here is context<\/strong><\/p>\n More hilarious test answers<\/strong><\/p>\n This\u00a0would<\/em>\u00a0be a pretty good practical joke<\/strong><\/p>\n Giraffe-hand<\/strong><\/p>\n Not sure why the moray eel diagram has started to be passed along, but there you go<\/strong><\/p>\n Oh\u2026so that\u2019s what The Matrix twins were based off of<\/strong><\/p>\n Great above shot of the space shuttle<\/strong><\/p>\n Creative smoke art<\/strong><\/p>\n These two are always battling it out in the morning<\/strong><\/p>\n Android vs. iPhone<\/strong><\/p>\n Bubble pop captured<\/strong><\/p>\n Smart\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n Note: \u00a0if I used one of your images and you would like credit, please\u00a0drop me a note\u00a0and I\u2019ll update with attribution. Unfortunately an overwhelming majority of users save content on various image hosting services without attribution \u2013 so it is difficult to provide that on every image (but I\u2019ve done so where possible).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I\u2019ve documented images that get passed on socially here since 2008 (and have been sharing them personally around the web … <\/p>\nNature, animals<\/h2>\n
Creative ads<\/h2>\n
\nEverything else \/ random<\/p>\n
\nHow to always be early<\/strong><\/p>\n