Comments on: It’s All About The Faces

By: iPhone Caller ID with Facebook Photos + Updates: It’s all about the faces « Katango Blog

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 21:13:37 +0000

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By: Avatars, faces and the socialisation of enterprise software

Avatars, faces and the socialisation of enterprise software — Mon, 31 May 2010 16:10:50 +0000

[...] talks about the importance of real photos in Twitter, rather than a graphic or cartoon. He then discusses tying photos to people’s contact details [...]

By: Jeffrey

Jeffrey — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:20:18 +0000

I remember when a ringtone for a specific caller was cool! lol It was not that long ago. It's so much nicer to associate faces and images with callers, those on IM chat apps, etc. It takes an impersonal mode of communication and makes it more friendly.

By: seogene

seogene — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:24:00 +0000

In internet we use the avatars. But little bit of us know about real meaning of this word.
Origin of this word is following – In English, the word has come to mean "an embodiment, a bodily manifestation of the Divine." However, the Sanskrit word Avatara means "incarnation." The term is used primarily in Hindu texts. For example, Krishna is the eighth avatar (incarnation) of Vishnu the Preserver, whom many Hindus worship as The Supreme Personality of Godhead. The Dasavatara are ten chosen incarnations of Lord Vishnu by the devotee, to glorify the Lord.

By: Glenn

Glenn — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 02:58:47 +0000

This is why we have changed the "dimension" in which one interacts with Twitter.

Instead of the primary dimension being the timeline, it is the "face" – hover over the face for that person's tweets.

In doing so, you are with a group of people, each talking – as opposed to with a bunch of talking, each by a person.

Check it out : http://www.twitterForBusyPeople.com/

By: How Important are Avatars? - Bokardo

How Important are Avatars? - Bokardo — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:21:32 +0000

[...] one post Brad Feld describes his decision to switch back to a normal photo avatar after changing to a cartoon avatar for a while, deciding [...]

By: DaveMcClure

DaveMcClure — Sun, 31 May 2009 11:47:23 +0000

no not really. all about the "faces" really is more like "all about the warm fuzzy graphics i relate to", which could be both pictures of faces, or avatar icons.

in my case, for twitter i've chosen an icon that's associated with some brand & iimagery that i like, and that seems to resonate with a lot of people. it's fun, and approachable… just like the smiling picture i have on facebook.

they're different, but both fun & approachable.

By: Nabeel Hyatt

Nabeel Hyatt — Sat, 30 May 2009 20:01:43 +0000

But in your case Dave we get to stare at a Dr. Seuss hat? Seems like an odd choice considering, no?

By: DaveMcClure

DaveMcClure — Sat, 30 May 2009 18:19:25 +0000

>>I heard the line “it’s all about the faces” from someone in the past few weeks.

that "someone" would be me:
https://twitter.com/davemcclure/status/1789385359

both profile photos of faces and avatar graphics have their advantages / disadvantages… but for sure, it matters a lot that it's recognizable, high-quality, warm / friendly / sexy / powerful, reasonable level of zoom, smiling, etc.

it's even important which way the face is angled (looking left vs right, up vs down). there are powerful evolutionary & psychology factors that determine this. there was a fascinating presentation by Joseph Carrabis at NextStage Evolution on this topic i saw a few years back… if i can dig up a link to the deck i'll post it back here.

By: Steve Garrity

Steve Garrity — Sat, 30 May 2009 01:00:07 +0000

A friend at Facebook mentioned some UX research they did a year ago or so…I don't remember the exact numbers, but they found that commenting increased by double-digit percentages when they displayed a photo next to the name; that people who uploaded a photo of themselves were way more likely to return to the site and become active users; etc. Evidently that's why you started to see the little thumbnail photos *everywhere*.

I think you're right on–I have all my Outlook photos synced from Facebook and it's fantastic.