Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Fri, Aug 12 2016
Are some pictures worth only 997 words?
I recently realized how much I'm in the habit of using words. I've been using Rabadaba, a social media app that pays users after a certain attainment of points or "Rabs". Photos, videos, audio and text are all allowed in Dabs (posts). Original content is encouraged, while obscene content is forbidden, as is copyrighted content without credit and permission. There are versions of the app for both Android and iOS.
There is no requirement to post titles and descriptions with photos, but I like it when people do add to their photos with words. The worldwide attraction to the app and website mean that a photo may have come from high African plains or a suburban backyard deck in Ottumwa, Iowa. Some landmarks are obvious in photos, but many dabs are of brilliant flowers or rabbits. A simple screen swipe may take you straight from a weathered doorway at a seaside cottage to a sandwich being stolen by a fast-moving dachshund. It's nice to know where the photo-taker was at the time.
A good photo should tell a story on its own, but the writer in me is always tempted to add to the picture with words, something I didn't realize was so important to me until I joined this particular social media platform. I try to act with restraint, but it's not always easy. (If you go and have a look, I am @debberzz there.)
posted at: 12:42 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
I recently realized how much I'm in the habit of using words. I've been using Rabadaba, a social media app that pays users after a certain attainment of points or "Rabs". Photos, videos, audio and text are all allowed in Dabs (posts). Original content is encouraged, while obscene content is forbidden, as is copyrighted content without credit and permission. There are versions of the app for both Android and iOS.
There is no requirement to post titles and descriptions with photos, but I like it when people do add to their photos with words. The worldwide attraction to the app and website mean that a photo may have come from high African plains or a suburban backyard deck in Ottumwa, Iowa. Some landmarks are obvious in photos, but many dabs are of brilliant flowers or rabbits. A simple screen swipe may take you straight from a weathered doorway at a seaside cottage to a sandwich being stolen by a fast-moving dachshund. It's nice to know where the photo-taker was at the time.
A good photo should tell a story on its own, but the writer in me is always tempted to add to the picture with words, something I didn't realize was so important to me until I joined this particular social media platform. I try to act with restraint, but it's not always easy. (If you go and have a look, I am @debberzz there.)
posted at: 12:42 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry