I personally like the avatar application that Yahoo offers to its customers. It gives us the ability to personalize and give a face of sorts to our account. There are many personalization options in the building portion of the avatar, including backgrounds, accessories and many ethnic and cultural options. There is a possibility for everyone to have an avatar that represents them well and accurate. The choices have increased since the application was first available. There are many more options to choose from that a wide range of people will like.
The avatars also give you a face so to speak when you answer questions in the questions section of yahoo answers. I like to see what the other person would represent them as. My friends and family that have avatars are very well represented. Since I’m able to compare them to their avatar it shows me how accurate the avatars can be. The avatar concept was a good idea for Yahoo because it is such a huge worldwide network and this gives everyone who chooses the ability to create their own little virtual self to communicate and enjoy the Yahoo network.
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do you think an application like this would survive on sites such as Myspace/Facebook?
Yes, I think that avatars would work well on other sites such as myspace and facebook. Many people like the fact that they can make a virtual self and use that online to communicate and interact with others.
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