I skip the updates of people whose Twitter profile pictures have no face. I gloss them over completely. Though the November “What are you doing?” to “What’s happening?” switch depersonalizes Twitter, the change is about content, not origin. It’s still comforting to know who information is coming from, regardless of the nature of the information. “What’s happening?” pushes users to be more accountable for what they post (i.e. not drivel), and, in the meantime, encourages true ownership (or RT-er-ship) of content. Faces are important for reminding other users of the origins of tweets; those whose profile pictures don’t have faces must have something to hide (or, more likely, something not worth taking ownership for).
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