Highlights - Images, the New Global Language
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Claims that communication is shifting from text to pictures, citing 2015 as the first time the word of the year was an image (emoji) and arguing images act as shared vocabulary. Notes smartphones plus platforms like Instagram let anyone record moments that spread globally, a democratization of images that produces visual activism and measurable attention. Predicts the next half decade centers on translating ideas into visual form rather than longer written copy.
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