SOCIAL MEDIA: How the profile photo influences the impact of a social media website.
Taking a photo of yourself wasn't one of life's most important skills for many decades. With the advent of “social media”, this has changed: Even a wrong look or a missing smile can decide on Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter whether you are contacted by the right people or not.
“Social media has turned photography from a memento to a means of communication,” says Professor Geoffrey Batchen, who deals with the history and contemporary development of photography.
In Me, Myself and iPhone Describes the New York TimesWhat it takes to take the right picture of yourself.
Profile pictures can be more than the good old passport photo once was. A selection of interesting profile pictures can be found here.