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I'm sure you've all
heard of the term "avatar" before, right? I
mean, it is a pretty common word in today's Internet world, but even then,
you may have heard of it and still not know what it means or what all
it entails. Now, we here at WorldStart have touched on avatars a little
in the past, but after looking through our archives, I didn't feel like
we really gave a good definition of it. So, here you go!
An avatar is basically
just an icon that helps represent you on the Internet. They are mostly
used on site forums, game programs and some other online communities,
like chat rooms. A lot of people use a picture of themselves for their
avatar, while others just use a favorite picture of something they like.
For example, right now, my avatar on WorldStart's message board is a beautiful
yellow flower, because I'm in the mood for Spring weather!
Most Web sites that
allow you to have an avatar will have instructions on how to get yours
posted. They will probably have certain guidelines (sizes, content, etc.)
that you will have to follow, but they're generally easy to create. For
instance, WorldStart's maximum size allowed is 100x100 pixels or 19.5
KB (whichever is smaller). So, now that you know exactly what an avatar
is, you can get started on creating your own. How fun is that?!
~ Erin
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