gravatar = wtf?
Another installment of our WTF series to help you understand wtf all this web jargon is all about.
Gravatar is a company that has coined the phrase of the same name. Gravatar means a Globally recognized avatar. You’ll notice in our comments that if a person posts it shows a geometric picture to represent you. Let me explain how to personalize this for use on this and any blog on the web using gravatars (that would be most of them).
Step 1: go to www.gravatar.com
Step 2: If you have a wordpress log in, log in right there on the home page. If you don’t and you want one (you don’t have to have a blog, you can just get an account), go to www.wordpress.com and sign up for one (just opt out of the blog). If you don’t want a wordpress account, just click the ‘get a gravatar’ button and follow the steps.
Step 3: once you have an account, you can update it with your photo and profile info.
See how easy that was? Test it out here in our comments, and be sure to link us back to your own website if you have one.
