Y’all don’t read anymore do you? It’s become quite apparent to me, particularly through my own subconsciously acquired behavior that even I don’t read much anymore. Is it simply due to my busy lifestyle? Or has this rapidly evolving photo-info culture engulfed me to the point where even I am communicating my thoughts more through snapshots on instagram and witty tweets than well-developed thoughts? Is this the first phase towards a truly transmedia culture? Or is it the slip towards a decline into an Orwellian Newspeak?

I have no answers, I can merely peek at my own Tumblr and Facebook wall to find clues. Methinks the possible conclusion would be that these types of social media are becoming more and more designed for photo-info, and less for elaborately communicated prose.

Maybe it’s just the audience my wall presently populates? Any thoughts?

Patricia Wayne | Brand Marketing & Public Relations