Tag: Avatar

When I started blogging in 2007, I didn’t see anyone else with the name of “Barbara” commenting on the blogs I frequented, so “Barbara” become the name I signed onto blogs with. Within a short period of time that changed and I started seeing other commenters with the name Barbara…. read more Which One Are You

You know those little pictures you see posted next to comments on blogs, Twitter, Facebook and other social networking sites which identify the author? Sometimes you’ll hear them called gravatars (globally recognized avatars), but many just say “avatars”. I like to call them ADvatars since they “ad”vertise who we are…. read more Who’s Who In Blogosphere

First, let me introduce Andy Bailey. He is the developer of the famous CommentLuv plugin and has kindly agreed to participate in my A.S.K. (Answers Sharing Knowledge) series. It’s not often a developer of a plugin stays as active in the progress of a plugin as Andy does. Since its… read more A.S.K. Andy Bailey – What Was The Inspiration Behind The CommentLuv Plugin

Let’s face it, people can be judgmental. They see something or someone and instantly make an assumption. Drive a flashy sports car and it implies you have money. Live on the “wrong side of the tracks”, some people think you’re “less than”. Wear wrinkled, dirty clothes and you could be… read more Psssst! Your Blog Is Showing

What an exciting week it’s been. We just concluded the second round of interview topics with Lorelle (of Lorelle on WordPress) and learned: 1) Revisitng old posts can provide fresh content 2) How to Manage our feed readers 3) And then we Wooped it up. 4) On Tuesday we welcomed… read more FEFF – Feeling The Joy

The first time I left a comment on another blog, it was pretty exciting to see my name “in print”. When I registered my avatar, that was exciting to see, too. I don’t think I’m alone. I believe most bloggers love to see their names and/or avatars on other sites…. read more FEFF – It’s Good For The Ego

I’ve written about adding a favicon (favorites icon) to your blog before, but it entailed coding. Now there’s a plugin that will automatically add a favicon to your blog. For those who don’t know what a favicon is, it is the tiny icon that shows up in your browser (URL… read more Adding A Favicon Just Got Easier

Photo Credit jurvetson’s photos We all know McDonald’s golden arches, Nike’s swoosh, and Starbuck’s circular green logo. It’s part of their brand. But, how much is familiar as we travel through blogosphere? Based on a name or avatar, do you know if a fellow blogger has visited the same blog… read more Branding In Blogosphere – A Necessary Evil

More and more as I travel through cyberspace, I see the use of gravatars (globally recognized avatars) on comments or in social networks such as StumbleUpon. This is the one I use used. Today’s Lesson With avatars, you can do one of two things. 1) You can make your own… read more How To Get and/or Add A Gravatar To Your Post Comments