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If you spend any amount of time online, you’ve probably needed to post a head shot or other image of yourself. If you're lazy, you leave the photo area blank or go with a random photo you have lying around. But some folks are adopting avatars, those tiny cartoon-y images which are becoming increasingly common.
Jennifer Frank's Mad Men Avatar
During the election, Obamicons (avatars in the style of the iconic Shepard Fairy Obama poster) were flooding the Web thanks to a free program offered on Paste Magazine’s website. Now, during the "Mad Men" frenzy, images like the one here are cropping up, courtesy of the "MadMenYourself" campaign on the show's site.
So, why would you want one of these avatars? I’ve been talking to lots of folks who use them, and here’s what I’ve learned:
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A bonus of the school year drawing to a close and high school finals shortening the school day is I found myself in my car at midday, listening to NPR on the way to pick up some finals takers. Just in time to hear Kelly Garrett, an assistant professor of communications at Ohio State University, telling Brian Lehrer that workers who use instant messaging on the job say they are interrupted less than those who don't.
Oh really?
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