Author: Steven Aitchison (399 Articles)
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Tino from www.trade-pals.com has kindly allowed me to use his 2000 bloggers list to try a social experiment.
If you have not heard about the 2000 bloggers list Click here.
For this little experiment I am trying to find out what features would make you click on a photo to find out more information about that persons blog. If you are willing can you look through all the photos on the list and pick a few that stand out. Now right click on the photo and click on properties and copy the link and paste it into a comment and try and explain what attracted you to the photo. Can you also put what country you come from as well.
This is not about sexual attraction (although I suspect that will come into it) it is about finding out the features that attract other people e.g. a smile, a colour of hair, the colour of the skin etc etc.
If I get enough replies I will compile some graphs and charts to find out the most popular features and reasons for clicking.
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My comment was flagged as spam dude I’ll try and send it by e-mail if I find your e-mail address on here.
Excellent initiative, should be very interesting!
http://www.tinobuntic.blogspot.com – I want to have his babies, he’s a genius!
http://tishabest.blogspot.com – that’s me, what can I say I’m egocentric
http://www.ambermac.typepad.com – she’s laughing and that made me smile
http://nevblog.com – he looks pretty wacky, love that!
http://filmica.com/delafuente and http://paulamooney.blogspot.com and http://mariusmuscalu.com/ – like the close up
http://www.bondsbigleathercouch.blogspot.com – he’s the best friend a girl can ask for
http://www.mohdshamsaiman.net/blog – love the beard
For me the number 1 thing is familiarity. Not that I actually know the people (although in this case I do recognize quite a few!) it is more that they look familiar. If they look like me, or an ex, or the kidlet, or family. That seems to be the biggie.
Or if they are hot
Hope this won’t be flagged as spam but check out my pixel sized 2000 Blogger collage. Clicking randomly in it got me here!
One of the reasons was the warm and open smile and the sense of fun from this picture.
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o108/2000bloggers/amacstylin.jpg
I picked this one as she reminded me of Monica from friends and it was a program I loved a few years ago.
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o108/2000bloggers/jaxlatest.jpg
This guy looks intelligent and beards always remind me of intelligence.
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o108/2000bloggers/shersteve5.jpg
This looked like an interesting photo in that she looked like a stand up comedian.
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o108/2000bloggers/rosie13.gif
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o108/2000bloggers/amacstylin.jpg – An honest, contagious smile
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o108/2000bloggers/philgerbyshak.jpg – Big smile and eyes to the camera (or the reader)
Rally, the smiles get me first. Honest eyes looking forward get me second.
If the photography is creative and innovative, then I click the photos.
For example, I like this one of Heather Armstrong from Dooce – its quite artistic and of high quality. Also, I liked this one from ‘A Shel of my former self’ and this one of Ryan.
Funny though, my photo is probably the least artistic and the poorest quality of the lot O_O
I generally do not click on photos where they look like they’re whoring themselves around (even though if you go to Margaret Cho’s blog, she’s demonstrating Bellydance).
*fingers crossed that all of the html doesn’t break*
http://unixjunkie.blogspot.com/
he looked like one my friend, and on a profile i have read that we have same interests in music, movies, book. Great coincidence.
Hi, I like the way you creatively built on Tico’s start with 2000 bloggers. I picked Michelle Corey because she looked like she was a person with something to say. Her blog, Knee Deep is located at http://advanced-approach.blogs.com/knee_deep/. Though she’s a stay-at-home Mom she’s found a way to go deeper. Nice find. Thanks for a great idea.
Good Job.. Keep it up..
I liked the simple (but bright) background of this photo. Surprise!! His blogsite reflected the same simplicity.
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/
Oddly, that’s the only one that my eye was drawn to.
Well, I definitely clicked on people who neighbor me on the list. Oh, and I clicked on the paperclip guy, because I was curious.
http://royboy81.blogspot.com/ – cuz it’s me, duh…
http://condo-maniacal.blogspot.com/ – legs in panty-hose, I mean, come on, who’s not gonna click on that!
http://sliceofpink.typepad.com/ – a person taking a picture; looks cool and interesting.
It’s been an interesting project to be sure. I found myself drawn to photos of those who looked confident in themselves, warm and like they had something worthy of sharing. I’ve not been disappointed in each random click, and often pleasantly surprised to find that we share interests, styles or beliefs. Amazing that so much come through such a small picture.
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed getting to know other list members a bit. I visit each one that sends a link back to my dashboard as well as randomly click on a few here and there. Fun stuff!
Hugs,
Holly
Holly’s Corner
I tried to click as many as possible, mostly from my blog, so if they don’t check Technorati, they’d see in their Stats that I linked to them and visited.
I was impressed by how well my yellow background, red shirt stood out in the collage.
I clicked on my own !!!!
This is great stuff, there are a few trends emerging in this experiment. Thanks to everyone who has particiapted so far
oh guys.. what do you think about this one? http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o108/2000bloggers/angelica.jpg
hehehe .. kidding thats me of course!
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o108/2000bloggers/leen.jpg
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o108/2000bloggers/leen.jpg
actually.. i like this one. She looks simple, yet pretty and smart.
By the way, I’m from the Philippines.
(Sorry that I leave 2 post.. please edit them.. i accidentally hit the submit button..
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How about me? http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o108/2000bloggers/ilker.jpg
Cool… off to put a photo on my blog now
I hope to make the cut.
Phooto’s now in my hello, aloha, jou san page at the bottom
This is such fun! I want to click on everyone – LOL
Synchronicity, I guess, as I did one of those silly M & M characters, and posted my actual face for comparison – LOL
This is a great idea. What a lot of work! Thank you!
Duh on me, I forgot to say – I like the warm, confident smiles the best.
http://www.breigh.com/wordpress. She’s a smart german.
http://milt.blogspot.com. Why not? He’s a neighboor!
http://kumikosuzuki.blogspot.com/. Smart japanese business girl.
http://instabloke.blogspot.com/. Bloke of bloggers!
Because my photo is at the top here, so I scanned from the bottom of the list back to the top. Here’s the photos that jumped out at me:
http://ptparungao.blogspot.com/ Looks like a friend of mine.
http://ilkeryoldas.blogspot.com/ Red flower behind her ear and exotic look appealed to me.
http://www.teamfisher.com/blogs/norm_fisher/default.aspx Why is this guy scratching his head? – made me stop and think about what he might be thinking.
http://macbros.dnsalias.com/blog Serious intensity in his face, almost like this is a persona he is trying to project.
http://embruns.net/ Exact opposite from previous photo. This guy seems to be saying “as if but I’ll play along anyway.”
http://www.neo-neocon.blogspot.com/ Wondering what she’s hiding behind the bright green apple.
http://oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com/ Famous Canadian paper clip guy just because he pulled the entire thing off so well.
Hope this helps your social experiment!
I think it depends on the people surrounding someone. If there is a huge contrast between one person and the others around them, they’ll stickout.
Also, I believe the more you have seen someone’s face the more you are likely to find them in the 2000 bloggers project.
I remember seeing Des Walsh’s Blog (http://www.thinkinghomebusiness.com/) a while back and I singled him out in the collage.
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o108/2000bloggers/photo-07-th.gif – she looks thoughtful
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o108/2000bloggers/profilephoto.jpg – she looks creative
http://fastlad.blogspot.com/index.html
http://blog.reddirtroad.ca
right off the bat due to one being different and one looking like they have a sense of humor.
I have clicked on several and I tend to go with the one where I can see their eyes.
http://omissco.blogspot.com/(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o108/2000bloggers/profilephoto.jpg)
This one grabbed me because of the expression,there seems to be a sense of fun behind the eyes.
http://sliceofpink.typepad.com/(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o108/2000bloggers/snap.jpg)
Out of the several photos that reverse the perspective by turning the camera on us, this one is most appealing
http://www.mopa.blogbus.com (http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o108/2000bloggers/mopa.jpg)
It looks like a still from an old film.
http://iwantigot.geekigirl.com/(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o108/2000bloggers/geek.jpg)
Once again something behind the eyes, seems like a smart, fun person.
I will be writing another post next week about this experiment. I am just waiting on more people putting their data in.
Thank you for all your comments so far the results should be interesting.
Who do you notice in a crowd? I like the people in hats, men with longish hair, and others who look like they have a sense of humor. I’ve only clicked on about twenty so far.
Avoid someone who looks goofy — I want intelligent not vacuous posts.
Avoid an image that is too staged because a lot of those seem to be marketers or real estate agents.
Avoid ones with parent-baby shot because I’m not looking to read mommy/daddy blogs
Someone who looks friendly and more or less like me
http://liz-henry.blogspot.com/ tech, gender and politics
http://www.maryschmidt.com/ IT and marketing
Someone who looks physically or stylistically different in photo hoping for dif perspective
http://blog.jaybryant.com/
http://motherfac.blogspot.com/
Someone who looks familiar
http://www.citizenofthemonth.com/
I clicked on all the handsome guys and beautiful gals! – becos I’m not pretty myself
Hi, here in my collage with a post in Malagasy language
I’m from MADAGASCAR
keep up the good work
I originally saw Tino’s 2000 bloggers project as a follow on idea from that of the somewhat tacky 25 peeps but nonetheless, once again thought how great it is that one idea inspires/spawns the next; very much like what happened with the million dollar homepage idea. But I have to say that I liked Tino’s touch, much more so than 25 peeps. I, like no doubt many others, clicked on many friendly faces. Did you find mine ?
first is the quality, even from a thumbnail, you can see if the photo is worth clicking. second, I think you ask about people so there has to be sth attracting attention it can be wild smile, or the look, I tend to click on black and white photos for some reason, may be they are more expressive, don’t really know. The other thing is movement, or sth I don’t quite understand and want to see more. I guess this is it.
Hi everyone. I just wanted to thank everyone who particiapted in this experiment. The results have now been collated and put in a seperate post here:
http://www.stevenaitchison.co.uk/blog/2007/03/04/2000-bloggers-social-experiment-the-results/
Thank you again.
I clicked on all the ones that where holding a camera, just like me (because was curious to see their pictures) and also on mariusmuscalu.com, the thick eyebrows, b/w picture and the cropping of the face, enfatizing that made it interesting.
I had to pick this one
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o108/2000bloggers/jh02.jpg
because it was different from the rest. It stood out and not one of the normal pictures that someone usually uses online. They took an artistic approach to it. I have been pulled more to people that are not the usual and not the ordinary types of people. People that have a unique outlook on life as I do. And when I saw this picture, I felt that maybe she had the same kind of outlook as I do. This has nothing to do with sexual appeal. Being a woman into males, that does not even start to factor into this choice. I just wanted to add this to my comment to help add validity to my comment. I love that you are taking the time to do this. I hope to see the results of your experiment sometime soon.
http://www.storeingame.com
http://www.storeingame.com/aoc-gold.htm
I believe that people will click earlier, pictures that either correspond to them self personally or socially. Things that represent their environment, or current sociological events are good indicators.
An educated guess tells me that Donald Trump gets clicked a lot!
Originally it was his lovely skin and juicy lips that drew me to him. I like his style to(the glasses and beanie).
Im really feelin his blogs too
Again it was the skin that drew me in. She has a great smile and looks like someone Id be friends with.
Very cleverly, I congratulating you
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