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@Nate- “If you can deliver value, your brand and avatar will mean a lot” I agree with this statement. If you are a company such as apple then yes building trust around an icon through the actual engagement is what makes you memorable. I do still feel that if you are a person in the web 2.0 space, not a company it is initially more difficult to establish a personal, human connection with others if you can’t put a face to the name. For example there are people on Twitter that work for an actual company but are tweeting personal information. Instead of using their photo for the avatar, they use their company’s logo. If I have not met the person in real life and don’t know what they look like, I have a much harder time establishing a level of trust with them in the beginning.

@Richie- I change my avatar on Facebook and Myspace all the time too. Until recently these networks have been strictly used for my friends who already know me so I don’t feel the same need to ensure people recognize me by this photo. Facebook has started to become a more prevalent business tool but for the most part I only add friends.

@Rob- Your follow up comment is well put: “[avatars] if used consistently, becomes brand recognition for your value”. This is true not only for avatars but for your name. You’ve done a good job at this, when many think “Downtown” Rob your value of being outgoing, knows all the hotspots, cool happenings, Ambassador of Downtown is automatically associated with your name. At least this is what I think of when I hear your name 

@Steve- Read your blog post on personal branding. It will be difficult to monitor and prevent personal brand hijacking but I like the idea of having convenient tools for small changes to the avatars. This goes along with my response to Enrique about brands being flexible and being able to adapt to changing technology and environments.

I touch on temporary modifications to avatars for holidays, (think Google’s main page), but I also think that multiple avatars can lead to different roles for different environments as long as they all evoke the same branding.