Comments on: Question: Do you prefer reading online articles with or without pictures?

By: Los Angeles Lasik

Los Angeles Lasik — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:21:39 +0000

It depends. Sometimes pictures make a website appear more legitimate and make it more accessible to me as I read it. Other times, it can be very distracting and take away from what the author is trying to say. And if they take a considerable amount of time to load, that’s always annoying.

By: xHTML Coding

xHTML Coding — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:26:03 +0000

There’s a simple proverb which says that one picture is worth a thousand words.

I’m personally an advocate of using as much of rich media content as possible on articles.

The new web is after all, all about RIAs!

By: Mr Article

Mr Article — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:44:50 +0000

It totally depends on the article length for me, if it’s not too lengthy then without pictures is just fine. If it’s a lengthy article though, i’d like pictures to break up the text so you don’t get bored or feel trapped in a jungle of letters. Just my opinion.

By: Coach Bags

Coach Bags — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:57:46 +0000

I prefer them with pictures, especially in case of long articles. Those are quite hard to focus on, so some support for the eye is welcome.

By: Brain Injury Lawyer

Brain Injury Lawyer — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:42:41 +0000

I think for a blog, having pictures usually gets you more readers. Without pictures a blog looks kind of empty and barren. Pictures are always a nice addition to an article. Now that I’ve been blogging for several months, I feel like I need to add a picture to every blog post, otherwise it won’t look very good. Having picture after picture and then no picture does not look so good.

By: Abdominoplasty New Jersey

Abdominoplasty New Jersey — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 03:42:55 +0000

I have always preferred articles with pictures versus not having pictures. This is because I am a visual learner, and pictures make things much easier to comprehend.

By: chase

chase — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:50:37 +0000

Images help attract me to an article. It’s not as important of a factor to me as an articles Headline, but it’s second tier after that. It’s almost as if you can tell that the author has put alot of effort into the article by spending the time to place an image in it. But the image has to be relevant and intriguing. It can’t just be some junky image.

By: Asia'h Epperson

Asia'h Epperson — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:44:57 +0000

I would definitely prefer to read articles with pictures. It is more likely to attract my attention.

By: College Graduation Gifts

College Graduation Gifts — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:52:15 +0000

My comfort zone when it comes to reading online articles is without pictures nor images…just plain text. Pictures just tend to distract my focus and reading flow which leads to less precise reading comprehension thereby making me go over the articles more.

However, every individual has his or her own unique way of reading comprehension. What works for me may not work for the others.

By: Samsung F490 Review

Samsung F490 Review — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:13:40 +0000

I agree with andrew. Plus, I’m more of the visual type of person and if I see a long line of text, I just get too lazy reading it. I think a picture helps rest the eyes or something.

By: V

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:36:19 +0000

Good pictures are a must for everything longer than 200 words or so. Otherwise i just get bored. What i really like to see though are graphics and diagrams. I often completely forget about the text, while trying to decipher those

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:40:03 +0000

No matter how interesting a post can be, a few good and related pictures will make a difference in improving the readability and understanding of the post.
Or at least, it does for me

By: Korean Technology News

Korean Technology News — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:44:27 +0000

I appreciate an article with pictures, if the pictures are relevant or convey additional information.