Why Fake Social Media Avatars Suck – My Experiment
November 3, 2008 by DazzlinDonna · 20 Comments
Shortly before Marty caused a ruckus with his avatar theory post, I had embarked upon an experiment of my own. I’d been taking careful note of the “popularity” of the hot chick avatars/personas that had been sweeping the social networks. I wanted to test that out for myself and see just how difficult it would be to blog as someone else. I figured I’d only be someone else up to a point – in other words, I was going to be my former self. I would assume the persona of myself at a younger age – mid-20’s or so. I would be reliving my youth, so to speak, which I thought might be fun for me, and would make for an interesting experiment as well. I would use an avatar that was attractive, but would not be identifiable as a particular person. I would create profiles under her name, and traverse the web as my new persona.
