Photo by Roger_80

This is an interesting article from the Los Angeles Times’ Technology blog on the surprising speed (and stealth) with which photos can now make the rounds on the internet thanks to social networking sites like Reddit.com.

The story specifically mentions the case of flickr user Roger Eickholt, whose photo of four mountain goats in the side of a cliff got over 200,000 views after a fan apparently submitted it to Reddit.

It turns out some of the most popular content on these sites is photos. The writer notes that, “On Digg, the social media créme de la créme, about 16% of all front-page items in the last 30 days were images. That’s nearly a photo every hour.”

Seems like a cool way to get some exposure, but as Eickholt, who freely admits his mountain goat photo isn’t exactly technically awesome, says, “It just seems so random. You never know what’s going to take off like that.”

Article from Los Angeles Times