Twitter is getting rid of its default egg profile photo


Twitter avatar

Twitter is getting rid of its iconic egg avatar. The micro-blogging site is changing its default egg profile photo and replacing it with a new non-gender specific silhouette photo.

For the past seven years, everyone who has created an account on Twitter starts out with their default profile photo as an egg. Twitter said it was time to change the default profile photo asa it wants to encourage people to upload images that express themselves. The micro-blogging site also acknowledged that in recent years, the anonymous Twitter egg has become associated with abusive and harassing behavior on the social network.
Twitter wrote in a blog post,
Regardless, people have come to associate the circle head with masculinity, and because of this association, we felt that it was important to explore alternate head shapes. We reviewed many variations of our figure, altering both the head and shoulders to feel more inclusive to all genders. When the shoulders were wider, the image felt overly masculine, so we decreased the width of the shoulders and adjusted the height of the figure. As a result of these iterations, we ended with a more gender-balanced figure.
Just yesterday, Twitter removed @replies from its 140-character limit.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Samsung Galaxy S7 with 5.1-inch QHD always-on display, 4GB RAM, Android 6.0 announced

Image
Samsung just announced its flagship Galaxy S7 smartphone at its Galaxy Unpacked 2016 event in Barcelona. It has a 5.1-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels) 577 PPI Super AMOLED display, similar to the S6, but this has always-on feature. It is powered by a Quad-Core Snapdragon 820 or Exynos 8 Octa 8890 processor depending on the market, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), has a 12-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, OIS and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The Dual pixel rear camera promises brighter and sharper images, even in low light. It has 3D glass and metal design and IP68 ratings water and dust resistance. It also has internal cooling system that keeps the device from overheating.  It has hybrid dual SIM support that lets you use the second slot as a expansion slot when required. Samsung Galaxy S7 specifications 5.1-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels) 577 PPI Super AMOLED always-on, pressure sensitive display Quad-Core Snapdragon 820 processor / Octa-Core Ex
Read more

Samsung Galaxy S7 Press Image Surfaces

Image
Ladies and gentlemen, we now have what might be the very first renders that accurately present Samsung's Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, both of which will likely be announced next month at MWC 2016 (on February 21, to be exact). Revealed by @evleaks , the renders seem to be press images that may have originated from Samsung (thus not being fan-made renders). In the past, @evleaks unveiled accurate images of many new smartphones ahead of their official announcements, so we're inclined to believe that the new renders are legit. As expected, the Galaxy S7 and S7 edge don't look too different from last year's Galaxy S6 and S6 edge. However, while the Galaxy S7 may keep the same 5.1-inch display of the S6, the Galaxy S7 edge could have a 5.5-inch screen, and its render seems to be supporting this idea. Minor design changes aside, the Galaxy S7 series should bring significant improvements over the S6 family, including water-resistance, microSD card support
Read more

Samsung Galaxy S6 Long Term Review

Image
First Of All I want to make it clear that this is review of Samsung Galaxy S6(32GB) indian version after the usage of 6 Months.So in This review I won't Be talking about the specifications But About Daily Life Usage Experience & Perfomance After Installing Many applications So Let's Move Forward BUILT As You People Might Be knowing That Samsung changed its design language with the s6 series as 6th Generation of S Series Is Made With The combination of Glass & Metal Infact Glass is used On both Sides Which Looks Gorgeous As it Refelects Different Colors In Different Lighting Conditions But At The same time makes it quite delicate & prone to Breakage of glass which cost quiet a lot to replace But Thankfully My Galxy S6 Is completely Fine Till Now as There Is No Breakage Of glass or any kind of sctraches although this is probably because i have used my s6 most of the time with the clear case on it. Once I aslo Accidentally Dropped It On the concrete Floor without
Read more