A Silly but Insightful Field Guide to Social Media Avatars
Amelia Roblin — September 4, 2011 — Pop Culture
References: joyoftech & allthingsd
A picture is worth a thousand words, and perfect strangers can tell quite a lot about you based on the a simple examination of your profile photo. This Field Guide to Social Media Avatars helps to decipher the identity behind the image with a breakdown of 20 different sorts of snapshots and personality types.
The most notable are the Egghead and Mr. Default which apparently indicate a laziness, an online obliviousness or perhaps a total lack of character. Nitrozac & Snaggy from The Joy of Tech have also dissected the popular “part of a couple” pic, the pet pic and the baby as demonstrations of domestic obsession. The Field Guide to Social Media Avatars is an insightful tool that speaks a bit of truth in terms of friends’ Facebook and Twitter pictures and the real people behind them. Have a look and see which category you satisfy.
The most notable are the Egghead and Mr. Default which apparently indicate a laziness, an online obliviousness or perhaps a total lack of character. Nitrozac & Snaggy from The Joy of Tech have also dissected the popular “part of a couple” pic, the pet pic and the baby as demonstrations of domestic obsession. The Field Guide to Social Media Avatars is an insightful tool that speaks a bit of truth in terms of friends’ Facebook and Twitter pictures and the real people behind them. Have a look and see which category you satisfy.
Trend Themes
1. Visual Interpretation - The trend of reading and understanding people's personality through their social media profile picture opens opportunities for innovative visual interpretation technologies.
2. Social Media Marketing - The trend of interpreting social media profile pictures highlights the need for businesses to understand the impact their brand image has on their audience and how it fits into their overall branding and marketing strategy.
3. Digital Identity Management - The trend of decoding social media profile pictures presents an opportunity for innovative digital identity management solutions that can help individuals and businesses better manage their online presence and reputation.
Industry Implications
1. Social Media Monitoring - The social media monitoring industry can leverage the trend of interpreting social media profile pictures to provide businesses with insights on their target audience's personality, interests, and behaviors.
2. Visual Analytics - The visual analytics industry can capitalize on the trend of visual interpretation to develop more sophisticated algorithms that can analyze profile pictures and provide accurate insights into the user's personality traits and behavioral patterns.
3. Brand Management - The trend of decoding social media profile pictures can be helpful for businesses to manage their brand reputation and image by understanding how their audience perceives their brand based on their profile pictures.
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