1. Personality Through Profile
Pictures
By Ahmed Alabdullatif

2. Photo source:getsocialjuce.com

3. Photo via: shutterstock.com by higyou
Source: Facebook reports first quarter for 2013.

4. When we visit a
profile page…
…the profile
picture is the first
thing we look at.
Photo source: socialmi.com

5. Profile owners post
pictureof themselves…
…to showsome sides of
their personalities.
Photo source: cellardoorfam.wordpress.com

6. THERE
NO
IS
PREFECTION
IN
PROFILE
PICTURES…
Photo source: canadaartsconnect.com

7. Photo source: bodyandsoul.com.au by Astha Gupta
…whether it’s
selfie
or portrait.
in a party

8. From a profile picture...
…we can know some of the characteristics of
this person.
Photo source: grammar.yourdictionary.com

9. A mother holding her
baby…
…means she is proud and wants to share her joy.
-Dr. Janet Hall
Photo source: s.ngm.com

10. “The profile picture then acts as our first impression…
…your one shot to sumup who you are.”- Astha Gupta
Photo source: getreelblog.com

11. …between the images portrayed by different age groups
or different gender.
There is a distinct difference…
Photo source: learn-adsens.blogspot.ca

12. projection
is different
in nature.
Men Women&
Photo source: cuartcenter.org by Micol

13. "Most men put up a picture which shows they're friendly,
approachableand resourceful." -Pease
Photo source: saidaonline.com

14. “While women want
to show their
relationship ability, so
they'll put up pictures
of their
pets, friends, kids or
partners.”
-Pease
Photo source:animalhi.com

15. “The opinion of
others has been a
part of identity
development for
more than a
century”- Dr. Andrea Letamendi
Photo source: Flicker by miserablespice

16. Self-esteem can
be affected
by the online
anonymity.
Photo source: Flicker by Concrete Treehouse

17. When people
comment on our
pictures…
…it influence the self-
perception. Photo source: networkmarketingnewmlm.blogspot.ca

18. “A recent study showed more online photo sharing from
people whose self-esteem is based on public contingencies..
…defined in this instance as others' approval, physical
appearance and outdoing competition.”
Photo source: by D.D. SCOTT from thewritersguidetoepublishing.com
Source: The social psychology of the selfie by Christine Erikson

19. Facebook friends like to compete or show off
through pictures.
Photo source: gaycopt.blogspot.ca

20. People are competitive in nature.
Photo source: prosper-consulting.com

21. "It is only problematic when someone fixates or over-
compares to their detriment…
…but that is not a function of the photos as much as the
individual struggling with self-esteem.” -Dr. Rutledge
Photo source: Find Focus

22. Your online
picture is
like the
cover of a
book.
Photo source: brianpaulnelson.com

23. "You, on
your own, can
be a powerful
statement."- Surfleet
Photo source: beckyrichardson.com

24. • http://investor.fb.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=761090
• http://investor.fb.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=761090
• http://www.bodyandsoul.com.au/soul+happiness/wellbeing/what+your+profile+picture+say
s+about+you,13583
• http://mashable.com/2013/02/15/social-media-and-the-selfie/
• http://www.watoday.com.au/business/media-and-marketing/selfies-just-as-much-for-the-
insecure-as-showoffs-20130403-2h6ow.html
• http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2013/02/coming-of-age-in-the-digital-age
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