Globally Recognised Avatars

by Simon Morley on August 20, 2010

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Recent comments on my blog have displayed a picture of the person posting. It took some time to figure out how MY blog knew who these people were. I was missing something here…

Turns out some clever people have invented a single database of images called Gravatars (globally recognised avatars). Each time you post a comment on a compatible blog, like this one, your image will be displayed. Clever (but simple) stuff people!!

The image is based on email address – head over to gravatar.com to get yours now.

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