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While its very true that people want to share, it’s even more true that they also want to be seen.  We enjoy watching others in our social networks, we tell our stories knowing that they will be heard, seen and discussed. It’s almost as if we share to be seen. Stippling photographs is unique because it simultaneously creates a new type of relationship between us and our audience. The knowledge shared goes deeper and is different than regular social network sharing because the content creator is layering in multiple points of information to create a story specifically with their audience in mind. When you upload a picture, what do you hope others will see? What message do you want them to hear, learn and ultimately pass on to others? Stipple provides an easy way to pinpoint the stories hidden inside your images.

Using Stipple is easy. To tag your images, you first start by getting a free account and install the supplied code into your blog or website. Once installed, Stipple is immediately active on all the images on your site allowing you to place Stipple tags directly on top of your images. No special software required. You are tagging right on your browser. What’s even more impressive is that you don’t need to change your existing publishing process in any way. You continue to produce your website content as you did before. Stipple sits quietly in the background, providing you with a “tag image” button on every image which, when clicked, allows you to place Stipple tags anywhere you want on your images. Stipple tags can include a variety of media types. You can place any text or link inside a tag but along with that, you can also place content from several other media sites like YouTube, Vimeo, Soundcloud, Google, etc. The end result is that the Stipple’d version of your images which tell your story in a very unique and engaging way.

Everyone has a story and should be able to share it. With Stipple you decide what to share. Even those who maintain more privacy than others, still delight in sharing the happenings of their lives with those that are important to them. Lucky for all of us, today there are so many channels to share our version of our own story, whether in Facebook updates, Tweets, check-ins, instagrams, Pinterest pins, and finally my favorite; just raw unedited photo albums of events! Anyone who enjoys a good group photo tag, a mobile upload, a check in or status update will surely appreciate the power of Stipple because it allows all of that type of information to be stored directly inside a photo. This allows an unobtrusive way to tell your story, where sharing becomes a discovery point for viewers and not a barrage of information that may overwhelm or frustrate. No more scrolling all around multiple pages, windows and tabs in exhaustion; Stipple lets you bundle all of your choice information inside an image so that viewers can actively uncover all of the hidden stories inside your photograph. How you choose to tell it is for you to decide. Below are some examples of ways to use Stipple.

Social Sharing/Adventure: You want to share what’s happening around you. Basic sharing to create a story based on your experience.

Music: You have a passion for live shows. Instead of adding commentary below or above a photo, why not inside? Share moments or band/event info.

Food: You enjoy posting pictures of your favorite creations. Tag the prepared dishes with the recipes, ingredients and inspirations for your ideas. Often we see interesting photos and no nothing about them. Stipple solves this problem.

Mini Window Display:  Sell items easily or show products you love. Display all of the items online using Stipple in one or more photos. Upload, tag and share. Tag items with price, captions, text and your contact info. Sell anything from crafts, used books to art. Easily you have just created a mini storefront with all the info a viewer would want to know.

Educational tool: Stipple could be a great source for companies, students, teachers, children and parents for interactive experiences for educating and learning. It would be relevant on-line for student projects, forums, websites, community pages, tumblr pages, professional bloggers, etc. Below is a draft of an album cover.

For those who enjoy social media, Stipple is an effective way to share endless amounts of information in a neat and gentle way with sole focus being the experience between the photo, its content, and the viewer; one that opens the door for long-term potential in the way sharing information can and will evolve. I believe we recreate the world around us and it crosses over into the photographs that we love and share. With each image one can create awareness. With a Stipple’d image, one can create awareness and engagement.

- This post was written by Nellie Sisti