Comments on: Do You Have a Face That Stops Traffic? http://www.synapse3di.com/2010.02.10.do-you-have-a-face-that-stops-traffic/ Learn Without Limits Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:41:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: GinaSchreck http://www.synapse3di.com/2010.02.10.do-you-have-a-face-that-stops-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-48 GinaSchreck Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:09:14 +0000 http://www.synapse3di.com/?p=231#comment-48 Mark that is too funny! I have several friends and contacts who use their SecondLife avatar pic and I know exactly who it is when I see them...it has become their brand. I always say we create those avatars to look kind of like us and then we spend the rest of our lives trying to look more like those avatars :D ~G Mark that is too funny! I have several friends and contacts who use their SecondLife avatar pic and I know exactly who it is when I see them…it has become their brand. I always say we create those avatars to look kind of like us and then we spend the rest of our lives trying to look more like those avatars :D

~G

]]> By: Bob http://www.synapse3di.com/2010.02.10.do-you-have-a-face-that-stops-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Bob Sun, 14 Feb 2010 21:23:38 +0000 http://www.synapse3di.com/?p=231#comment-33 I agree with you for the most part, and can't really disagree with any part. Yes, photos do make a difference and I must say do influence me to follow/make a friend or not. When I look at content I try to gauge if it is genuine and creditable, and if it interest me---if all apply then I will usually click to be a friend/fan/follower. Popularity matters to an extent because I think it shows creditability unless it seems like they just want anyone they can get. Other questions that flow through my thought process, on whether or not to follow or make friend, are: "Do I think this person and I would or could respect & like each other if we met?" "or do I feel I could benifit knowing something this person seems to share?" If they seem pretty popular then I tend to get skeptical on whether or not they may ever personally acknowledge me, however, if they do---that can be a big score to gaining loyalty. We all know the very popular must have more people knocking at them than they can handle, so it is good to keep social expectations in perspective. Back to the photo thing---I tend to give less credit to those photos at a distance with sunglasses on. I agree with you for the most part, and can’t really disagree with any part. Yes, photos do make a difference and I must say do influence me to follow/make a friend or not. When I look at content I try to gauge if it is genuine and creditable, and if it interest me—if all apply then I will usually click to be a friend/fan/follower. Popularity matters to an extent because I think it shows creditability unless it seems like they just want anyone they can get. Other questions that flow through my thought process, on whether or not to follow or make friend, are: “Do I think this person and I would or could respect & like each other if we met?” “or do I feel I could benifit knowing something this person seems to share?” If they seem pretty popular then I tend to get skeptical on whether or not they may ever personally acknowledge me, however, if they do—that can be a big score to gaining loyalty. We all know the very popular must have more people knocking at them than they can handle, so it is good to keep social expectations in perspective. Back to the photo thing—I tend to give less credit to those photos at a distance with sunglasses on.

]]> By: Mark Burhop http://www.synapse3di.com/2010.02.10.do-you-have-a-face-that-stops-traffic/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Mark Burhop Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:09:28 +0000 http://www.synapse3di.com/?p=231#comment-24 Great post. I use a Second Life avatar for my pic. I know this is common is certain immersive environment circles but in my main domain of engineering software, it is not. I use it consistently on my company blog, Facebook page, even linkedin. It has even become kind of a friendly joke - "who is the real person behind the avatar?" http://twitter.com/matthewwest/status/8812742238 Not having excellent golden hair, this is the next best way for me to get noticed :-) Mark Great post.

I use a Second Life avatar for my pic. I know this is common is certain immersive environment circles but in my main domain of engineering software, it is not.

I use it consistently on my company blog, Facebook page, even linkedin. It has even become kind of a friendly joke – “who is the real person behind the avatar?”

http://twitter.com/matthewwest/status/8812742238

Not having excellent golden hair, this is the next best way for me to get noticed :-)

Mark

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