Stuart Robinson’s Weblog

Smartening up the default user avatar icon in social apps is not only a waste of time but in fact
counterproductive. The uglier the default the more likely it will be changed, usually the desired behavior.

Fred Wilson has an example of how one site (any ideas which?) takes it that one step further.

Brilliant.

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