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03-21-2014, 10:01 PM
Instagram Photos With Faces Get 38% More Likes
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Instagram photos that include faces are far more likely to get likes from followers than those without, a new study suggests.
According to a report conducted at George Tech University (http://www.news.gatech.edu/2014/03/20/face-it-instagram-pictures-faces-are-more-popular), people are more drawn to photos that feature the face. In fact, of 1.1 million Instagram photos analyzed, those with faces were 38% more likely to get Likes and 32% more likely to get comments.
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"We are naturally attracted to faces," researcher Saeideh Bakhshi of Georgia Tech told Mashable. "We are social animals and want to see other people — it's comforting to us and makes us safe. This is en*****ed in us at a very early age, when babies are looking for the support of their parents." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/21/instagram-photos-faces-more-likes/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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Instagram photos that include faces are far more likely to get likes from followers than those without, a new study suggests.
According to a report conducted at George Tech University (http://www.news.gatech.edu/2014/03/20/face-it-instagram-pictures-faces-are-more-popular), people are more drawn to photos that feature the face. In fact, of 1.1 million Instagram photos analyzed, those with faces were 38% more likely to get Likes and 32% more likely to get comments.
See also: 25 Most-Followed Users on Instagram [PICS] (http://mashable.com/2012/04/29/instagram-most-followers/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
"We are naturally attracted to faces," researcher Saeideh Bakhshi of Georgia Tech told Mashable. "We are social animals and want to see other people — it's comforting to us and makes us safe. This is en*****ed in us at a very early age, when babies are looking for the support of their parents." Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/03/21/instagram-photos-faces-more-likes/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)
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