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It doesn't bother me as much on social media, as it does on tech articles where other developers are the primary target audience. When I'm at work, I really don
by woutr_be 7y ago
It doesn't bother me as much on social media, as it does on tech articles where other developers are the primary target audience. When I'm at work, I really don't need to see a reaction GIF every 5 paragraphs. Not only does it add nothing to the article, it also makes me uncomfortable, as people might be passing by and see this on my screen. It makes me look unprofessional, and to be honest, it makes the author look unprofessional.
- dr_zoidberg 7y agoOn ocasions it might be an ice breaker. I have started to use a few scenes from movies (not quite reaction gifs) as boundaries on some presentations to make the audience laugh (a bit of relief from very technical topics) and also add a clear boundary where I can ask them "did you all get that? let's move on to another topic then".
- woutr_be 7y agoIn a presentation, sure, you can catch the attention of the audience. But in online articles, I would refrain from using it.