The term Avatar is generally synonymous with the metaverse — but in social-networking circles, the term Gravatar has become a widely adopted term. These are the little 75 or 80 pixel square icons that users add to their profiles, or share attached with accounts and services — to display globally in forums, blogs, news sites, […]
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- Wed, 31 Oct 2007 at 7:17 am · YourStreet.com’s hyperlocal news and mapping mash-up goes live. Perhaps the more interesting of the truer Web 2.0-esque news/data confluence mash-ups I’ve seen. The Web interface could use some minor CSS tweaking — but it looks like a great start. [Sources: Slashgeo · All Points] · (0)
- Mon, 29 Oct 2007 at 3:17 am · I’m officially a Gravatar. I’m still considering whether I’ll implement it here in the comments, or observe for awhile to see where I pop-up. I actually didn’t realize there were so many ways to implement Gravatar, and across so many other platforms — until I signed up and created my own through the very quick and easy process. · (2)
The Many Faces of Social Networking
October 24th, 2007 · No Comments
Categories: Social Networking · Web
Tags: avatar, blogosphere, google, Google Maps, gravatar, Social Networking, WordPress
Entity Factor
April 24th, 2007 · No Comments
A number of years ago, a close friend and I used to talk well on for hours — dreaming of a day when we would potentially become our own “entities” through the Internet. The advent of XML technologies allowed us to establish concepts in our imaginations that it could be possible to integrate a full […]
Categories: Social Networking · Visualization · Web
Tags: avatar, entity, entity networking, Social Networking, societal collective matrix