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By: My Avatar - Your Window to Me | Collective Thoughts

My Avatar - Your Window to Me | Collective Thoughts — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:31:36 +0000

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By: Carol Deckert

Carol Deckert — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:09:31 +0000

Brian,

This was a very enlightening post, although I must admit that I have to disagree with a lot of what you wrote.

Everywhere you read anything about online networking, online marketing, social networking, whatever you want to call it, people want to see your face on a profile – doesn’t matter whether you think you are attractive or not. People are not able to read your body language when they meet you online, but if they can see your eyes on a profile photo, they can get a sense of knowing you – as you really are a real person! That goes a long way in those first steps of becoming known, liked and/or trusted.

Whether or not you feel your photo is attractive, as long as it is a good photo of you – not your wife, husband, kids or the dog, but you, others will feel good about connecting with you. After all, relationships are built around people, not things, places, or animals.

So, I remain steadfast in my opinion that YOUR photo should appear in YOUR profile! I want to build my network with people I feel I know, like and trust!

What say you? Do you agree or disagree with me? Why not post your comments below and let’s see what the rest of the world thinks!

The ball is back in someone else’s court – I have posted my opinion. Who’s next?

Carol Deckert, Netweaving/Networking Coach
RUNLancaster.com
http://www.runlancaster.com

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By: The Power Of Being Everywhere Illusion | Collective Thoughts

The Power Of Being Everywhere Illusion | Collective Thoughts — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:42:09 +0000

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By: brian

brian — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:19:51 +0000

all: thanks for the latest comments. I’m surprised by all the discussion around this post, but that just goes to show the amount of relevance and importance that avatars truly have in social media.

By: Goran Web

Goran Web — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:56:23 +0000

Pictures, cartoons, logos etc create the mood. Its what we say that defines us.

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Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:15:46 +0000

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Social Media Marketing, Interview, Social Networking » SEO Chicks — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:36:45 +0000

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By: ptamaro

ptamaro — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 05:26:42 +0000

I think it's good to be consistent with your avatar across all your accounts, it's also nice when you recognize folks across different sites and services. It's definitely a form of "personal branding." Ben Yoskovitz post is right on target, and definitely worth the read... Stealing someone else's avatar is for losers. It seems odd that you don't have avatars on your comments about the importance of avatars. Why not use a service like http://site.gravatar.com? Good post though, thanks! latent|design ptamaro's last blog post..Seven Things you probably didn't know...

By: I’m the TitleStarter, Twisted TitleStarter | Collective Thoughts

I’m the TitleStarter, Twisted TitleStarter | Collective Thoughts — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:41:09 +0000

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MixxingBowl | » Mixx User Focus: Avatar Mixx Up. — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:17:25 +0000

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By: Manufacturing Friends - A Guide to Productive Social Networking

Manufacturing Friends - A Guide to Productive Social Networking — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 00:59:16 +0000

[...] Your picture is your personal branding in this business strategy. I prefer to use my real face, and I prefer to use it across all the social sites, I use. In a sea of default icons your face will stick out. Some will like it and others won’t, but no one will forget it. (For a deeper look into the importance of a personalized avatar, I highly recommend the article “7 Reasons Why You’ll Click on Everything I Post“.) [...]

By: Blogging in the Middle of the Night

Blogging in the Middle of the Night — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:35:49 +0000

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By: SexySEO

SexySEO — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 21:46:37 +0000

Attractive People Ah! It flatters my self-esteem

By: Mchael Aulia

Mchael Aulia — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:54:12 +0000

Didn’t know that avatar can make a big difference.. what if I feel that I’m too ugly for my photo to get displayed? lol

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:36:05 +0000

So very true…content is king but you need to have a good memorable icon, or marketing plan of some type. The golden arches wouldn’t be the same if they were shit brown

By: brian

brian — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 04:00:18 +0000

@john: ok, duly warned!

By: John

John — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:59:08 +0000

Sorry Brian! yeah, that was too much… guess pride overtook judgement

By: brian

brian — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:32:18 +0000

@TechDune: indeed, and identity is important.

@Jansie: thanks – been considering a rewrite for the comments section to do just that. Sounds like you’re in favor of it

@JoeFowler3: thank you, and yes – Tamar is a schwagwhore and proud of it.

@Kristen: yes, you have a colorful avatar. And yes, I recommend site-wide avatars being consistent – in most cases.

@John: glad you liked the info…easy on the promotion there, bucko