Actually I’m talking about giving your blogs comments a face. A gravatar face that is. Gravatar stands for Globally Recognized Avatar. Gravatars are good to use because they allow my readers to see the people who are commenting. Of course the person commenting has to sign up for the free gravatar service and upload their image but as this service grows more and more people will use it. It builds a community around your blog and sets it apart from the many nameless faceless blogs out there on the Internet today. WordPress users can download the gravatar plgin here. Non-wordpress users can see the other implimentations available here. Experienced coders can also use the API to integrate gravatars into their application. I can see gravatars maybe being used on a shopping cart in the review area. Nice to see that someone who uses and reviews a product has a face or something that represents them. Comment below if you use gravatars and show your gravatar off. I’m also including an image below of one of my sites that also uses this plugin.
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Thanks for the post on gravatar…interesting plugin! I love the idea ousing it to add a more personal touch online.