"Instagram said last week that people shared 45 million photos a day on the site, and 16 billion in total since it began less than three years ago. On Facebook, people share 300 million images each day, or 100 billion photos a year." (2013).
The quote from the article resonated with me because I am an avid Facebooker and Instagramer. The numbers from the article are astounding to me. I knew there were a lot of pictures posted but to think about everyone in the world who has those forms of social media posting really puts it into perspective. My Instagram has 356 posts. I find that high but I have some friends with postings in the thousands. I suppose 45 million a day is reasonable when I think about it.
I have selected an image that opens up some thoughts about taking pictures of everything instead of enjoying the moments as they happen. Although the man in the image has no camera, his mind is full of other things besides what's right in front of him and he isn't enjoying the simplicity of his surroundings. This is similar to us taking photos of everything instead of just taking it all in.
I'm going to stick with the caption provided. "Mind Full, or mindful?"
References:
Bilton, N. (2013, June 30). Disruptions: Social Media Images Form a New Language Online.
