Sharing Pics and Videos
Ben Evans pulls some stats on the photos being shared via social networks: “Over 1.5bn new photos are shared every day on Facebook, WhatsApp and Snapchat alone, which equates to about 550bn a year…Total sharing across all social networks, if we include Wechat and other platforms, is certain to be over 1 trillion this year.” Wow! Nick Confalone wrote this very funny article describing his stay-at-home-dad experience with Vine, the video sharing app that restricts each video to just 6 seconds. It started off as fun, something to kill time: “My set would be our house. My supporting cast would be stuffed animals, a plastic giraffe named Sophie, and a 25-pound cat. My star, my muse, and my co-director would be my 3-month-old son.” The videos soon became popular. Among the reasons for his popularity: “Mom friends told me part of our appeal came from seeing what Dad does with the baby when Mom’s not around. I let him lick money (oops); I propped him up, but he fell over (oop...