I know what an Avatar is, but what the heck is a Gravatar?
Gravatars are Globally Recognized Avatars. An avatar or gravatar is an icon, or representation, of a user in a shared virtual reality, such as a forum, chat, website, or any other form of online community in which the user(s) wish to have something to distinguish themselves from other users. Created by Tom Werner, gravatars make it possible for a person to have one avatar across the entire web. Avatars are usually an 80px by 80px image that the user will create themselves.

A Gravatar avatar can be up to 512 pixels wide, is always square and is displayed at 80 by 80 pixels by default. If the uploaded avatar is larger or smaller, the avatar is scaled appropriately.

To upload a Gravatar to use on this site and many others , go to www.gravatar.com .
Users can register an account based on their email address, and upload an avatar to be associated with the account.

The best ideas are the simplest. The use of a globally-recognized avatar is a real time saver. Taking your avatar with you wherever you go.

So when you get tired of having your name next to this image, visit www.gravatar.com and upload something you can use across the web.

 We’ll see ya soon.

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