I know I’ve metioned Gravatars before and told you how cool they are. Having your own Globally Recognized Avatar is very cool. It puts a face to the commenter on numerous blogs and other social media sites. Avatars can be associated with e-mail addresses, so you can have a nice G-rated professional-looking shot for comments on your company wiki and a different image to adorn comments you leave on thedude.com.
Now the folks at gravatar.com have made Gravatars even cooler. When used with a plugin that enables Hovercards, you can get to know more about the commenter by simply hovering over their avatar. If your gravatar.com profile includes links, and a few images, they appear here. Check out this entry’s comment section to see it in action
By the way, in case you never noticed, hovering over any of the images on this site often reveals a little extra detail about the shot. :)
See? Hover over my avatar. Cool.
cool idea. i’ve used my bike’s carburetors as my avatar on other sites, so now it’s good that that avatar has a home.
i like how their website works! an examplar for ease of use.