Comments on: Twitter Avatars as Personal Branding http://www.anotherblogger.com/2008/04/10/avatars-personal-branding/ Random rants and wandering words Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:50:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Social Progression In Twitter « Link En Fuego http://www.anotherblogger.com/2008/04/10/avatars-personal-branding/#comment-322559 Social Progression In Twitter « Link En Fuego Fri, 18 Apr 2008 20:08:05 +0000 http://www.anotherblogger.com/2008/04/10/avatars-personal-branding/#comment-322559 [...] Participated in memes (E.g. Superhero Week, Color Wars, East/Westside battle, etc.) and, somewhere along the lines, recognized Twitter avatars as a tool for personal branding (credit: @ahockley.) [...] [...] Participated in memes (E.g. Superhero Week, Color Wars, East/Westside battle, etc.) and, somewhere along the lines, recognized Twitter avatars as a tool for personal branding (credit: @ahockley.) [...]

]]> By: Rick Turoczy http://www.anotherblogger.com/2008/04/10/avatars-personal-branding/#comment-316469 Rick Turoczy Fri, 11 Apr 2008 05:03:05 +0000 http://www.anotherblogger.com/2008/04/10/avatars-personal-branding/#comment-316469 I completely agree. There are some folks who are admitted “avatar flippers,” and knowing that makes it easier. But these random “change your avatar” things drive me nuts in terms of information processing. The other one is the “Display Name” versus “User Name” conundrum. When I’m reading your tweets in Twitterrific, it’s your chosen name (e.g., Aaron Hockley), but when I’m reading tweets via RSS, it’s your user name (e.g., ahockley). Not a terribly difficult intuitive leap in your case. But some are a complete non sequitor. And then, it suddenly dawns on me how much I’ve shown my cards by obsessing over the minutiae of Twitter. So I’ll shut up. I completely agree. There are some folks who are admitted “avatar flippers,” and knowing that makes it easier. But these random “change your avatar” things drive me nuts in terms of information processing.

The other one is the “Display Name” versus “User Name” conundrum.

When I’m reading your tweets in Twitterrific, it’s your chosen name (e.g., Aaron Hockley), but when I’m reading tweets via RSS, it’s your user name (e.g., ahockley).

Not a terribly difficult intuitive leap in your case. But some are a complete non sequitor.

And then, it suddenly dawns on me how much I’ve shown my cards by obsessing over the minutiae of Twitter. So I’ll shut up.

]]> By: David Frey http://www.anotherblogger.com/2008/04/10/avatars-personal-branding/#comment-316467 David Frey Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:49:47 +0000 http://www.anotherblogger.com/2008/04/10/avatars-personal-branding/#comment-316467 I agree and find value in giving the reader some control over how they choose to identify you--especially when Twitter relies so heavily on avatars in their own web interface. An epic clash of creative expression versus personal brand ubiquity. (did I just make that up?) I agree and find value in giving the reader some control over how they choose to identify you–especially when Twitter relies so heavily on avatars in their own web interface. An epic clash of creative expression versus personal brand ubiquity. (did I just make that up?)

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