Gunter Eibl from Get Articles Done writes:

Thanks! Already wondered from where the pictures come and how to do that. It’s really good for branding and recognition if the comment also shows an image of the person who has commented.

Gunter

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Zack Lim writes:

Thank you for the instruction. I have been wondering since yesterday how to get the photo of the person to be on the comment.

It is good to have this feature as we can know each other who commented on this fabulous blog.

Zack

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TimothyStevens writes:

Thanks for providing this services. This is my first time commenting on this blog as I have been reading quietly. I find this blog to be very informative and I am looking forward to your futrue blog post.

Timothy Stevens

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Jim Barber writes:

Great addition… plus I loved the musical interlude!

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Karen DeBolt writes:

Thank you so much for this! I have been getting so much valuable information on this site!

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James Doan writes:

I already had my gravatar set up through wordpress, but having it used here is a nice bonus!

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Mkcoy writes:

Yep, I’ve been using Gravatar for ages now. It’s good to get an image of yourself branded if you are trying to create a brand name for yourself. It’s something people instantly recognize before they do your name.

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Dave writes:

Gravatars do make a big difference. :)

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Darlene Isberg writes:

Hi – Thanks for the email about “gravatars”. I got mine. I did it as it is a branding tool as I have never had much luck with flavicon software.

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Internet T1 writes:

Wow, Now it’s personal!

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Kim Sarrasin writes:

Thanks for the great tip!

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Meggin McIntosh writes:

Love being able to ‘see’ who is writing the comments. YAY!

Meggin

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RP Mickler writes:

Yay! Say, does ezine have a WordPress plugin? Grin
R

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Wanda Grindstaff writes:

This is a great feature and I am beginning to see it pop up all over the place! Kudos for adding it.

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Mark writes:

Thanks for the helpful advice about Gravatar’s.

It’ll save me time and hassle from uploading images of me all over the place.

Mark

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Jim Bergstad writes:

Thanks for the tip. Although I have not begun to submit articles yet, I’m well on the way and this with come in handy for name recognition.

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Lovie Hobbs writes:

Hey Thanks Chris. I wondered how others were able to have their photo along with their signature.
Cool;-).

lovie

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Mari Smith writes:

Wooohooo — way to go EzineArticles!! I’m a big fan of Gravatar as part of my Radical Strategic Visibility concept… often on blog comments you may be the only one with an avatar cuz peeps just don’t know where they get pulled in from. ;)

Two thumbs up!

Cheers,
@marismith

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Chinmay Chakravarty writes:

The Gladiator effect?

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John Chablo writes:

Chris,

Thanks for the tip!

I look forward to your emails, as they are always informative and fun!

Keep them coming!

John Chablo

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terryweber writes:

When I tried to signup I was told my email address was already in use. What should I do now…if anything? How can I check to know for sure it is actually in use?

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Chinmay Chakravarty writes:

Here I come! Or do I? Let’s see!

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Chinmay Chakravarty writes:

Wow!!! Chris, the Mahaguru! Sky is not the limit learning with Him!

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Timeshare Relief writes:

Now, we can upload company logo on our entries. Thanks

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Joan Stewart, The Publicity Hound writes:

I’m astounded at the number of people who don’t take advantage of gravatars.

At my blog, I sometimes see 12 comments on a certain post. Which one sticks out among all the others? The one with the gravatar!

Thanks for adding this nice touch for Publicity Hounds everywhere. EzineArticles rocks!

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The Infotainer writes:

Keep on keeping on EzineArticles. You are the BEST and still showing the way.

John Gordon
The Infotainer

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Membership Software writes:

Definitely, it adds color to writing stuffs.

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Gregory Anne Cox writes:

What fun Chris, thanks so much. I’m no longer a faceless name in the crowd…..

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Drew writes:

OK, let’s see if my gravatar works!

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Lon Fuentes writes:

Thanks for the tip!

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Dave Hughes writes:

Thanks Chris. It’s always better to ‘see’ who is doing the talking and/or the answering. Cool addition.

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Leanne Boyd writes:

Chris, thank you so much for posting this! I agree with others, above, that not enough people know about the Gravatar! I’ve been using this since November (08), and just logged in, prompted by your email. I did not realize that you can use more than one email address and gravatar! And that is very cool! When posting out there on the Internet, this incredible service makes things much easier. As for creating “brand,” this cannot be beat.

Have a super day!
Leanne

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Steve writes:

Thanks Chris
I always wondered where the pics came from
cheers
Steve

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Jean Tracy, MSS writes:

When I sign up, it says my email already exists. I’m curious to see if I already have a gravatar. Here goes.

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Jean Tracy, MSS writes:

OK, what did I do wrong? No picture, sniff, sniff, no gravatar.

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gopal writes:

hi every one

Excellent move.

How one can fly without wings in the sky?

Here is the chance with Ezine blog wings.

don’t wait, just in

Gopal

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Mel Inglima writes:

Sure will make things easier. Thanks for the heads up and for signing on to this Chris.

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Lambert writes:

Well I gave it a try also. Looking forward to seein how it works…

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Carol Bentley writes:

Thanks for the tip Chris,

I too was told my email was already being used! So I used the forgot password to get it reset and uploaded my gr-avatar.

Not sure why their system is rejecting valid emails but at least there is a workaround.

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David Quimby writes:

Like the gravatar. How do u get one?

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Kathy Ostman-Magnusen writes:

Done… now lets see if it works and I can say, “Ta dow!”

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Kathy Ostman-Magnusen writes:

“Ta dow!”

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Bonnie writes:

Wow, this is tooo cooool.

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David Quimby writes:

Thank u everyone that replyed to my question.

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Steve O'Sullivan writes:

I just signed up the other day, but haven’t seen if it works. Thanks for the opportunity to test it out!

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Jan writes:

I really appreciate the tip on gravatars. Now I’m testing it out on your blog.

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Mark Garnham writes:

Well that was a pretty easy process and I think this Gravitar is a fantastic tool for individual branding – well done to the designers

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Lani Donaldson writes:

If I did this right, I can truly say: “THAT was easy!”

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Jean Tracy, MSS writes:

I set my password and I’m trying again.

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MelodyInFlorida writes:

Hey! Love it…as usual, you are top of the line! ;-)

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Jeff Herring writes:

Another nice Ezine Article touch – well done!

Jeff

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Donnarae Riddel writes:

Is signing up for Gravatar all I have to do?
Thanks – you guys rule!

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Christopher M. Knight writes:

All,

Feel free to keep trying and posting on this thread until your Gravatar shows up.

You won’t see my gravatar when I do a blog comment because myself and our team have hard-coded avatars so that you know when we’re responding on behalf of EzineArticles vs. non-EzineArticles staff. Hope that makes sense.

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Darlene Norris writes:

OK, let’s see if this works!

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Piano Lessons by QM writes:

Just did it. Cool!!

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Francisco Eudes Rocha writes:

Good,

I d like see if this works well !
I d like undestant it better.

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Marcus writes:

Excellent! Don’t we just love technology!

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Lon Fuentes writes:

another trial

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Social Media Marketing writes:

Our logos got some power now!

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Gail Gray writes:

How much better is it to see who actually is writing the comment. A personal touch. Thank you!

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Keith Elliott writes:

Extremely cool!

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Racth Veljorn writes:

Thanks for the information! I didn’t realize that gravatar now offered multiple images and multiple email addresses. That means I can have something a little more attractive to look at when I post here. =)

I also wanted to mention that IMHO, Marc is probably one of the BEST bloggers on the web. I love reading his stuff! EzineArticles has improved 10-fold since he joined the team.

Keep up the good work, buddy!

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Joe writes:

It’s like magic. Compliments to all the engineers who figured out how to make this work.

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Marte Cliff writes:

Hmmm… Seems like I already have one of those, but now I’m not sure.

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Michael Searles writes:

Okee Dokee then. Went over and set it up.
Let’s see how this works.
Thanks
Michael

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greenfee writes:

Excellent post, many thanks.
Gravatars really help with personal branding and tieing up disparate posts made across different platforms.

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Carmen writes:

This is pretty cool, handy and super quick to setup. I was surprised to see I already had an a/c though with a username I use elsewhere so the ‘creators’ of gravatar must have another business that I’m a member of? just used the reset password function like the others and it’s all sorted. Cheers.

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Doroteja P writes:

Very nice. It’s an unexpected change, but a welcome one. :)

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machima writes:

good and thanks.

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PrahaladAR writes:

Thanks Chris. This is pretty cool stuff. Hats off to you for providing this wounderful tool for branding. Let us see how this works.

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Kate Sanner writes:

Thanks Chris! As always, great information! Here’s hoping I got it to work.

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Kate Sanner writes:

Woohoo! It worked!

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Christopher M. Knight writes:

I love how you’ve all worked really fast to adopt this Gravatar concept. It really adds serious credibility to your blog comments (not only on this blog, but all blogs that plug into the Gravatar database)!

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Barbara Feldman writes:

Just had to drop in with a comment … so I could see my Gravatar in action!

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DanHo writes:

Testing Gravatar!

Regards,
Dan Ho

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DanHo writes:

Awesome! This is great, Chris.

No doubt, adding a face, especially to the Internet, helps a lot.

Best,
Dan

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Mike Hayes writes:

Thanks for the tip … it’s a great idea! All the very best to the EzineArticles team.

Mike Hayes

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Doug Stephens writes:

thanks

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Aaron writes:

pph, what a handsome mug! :)

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Vivien writes:

This is so cool! Provides instant self-identity across all platforms on the internet!

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deepak writes:

where the pictures come and how to do that, Well done it’s very useful for another business in Gravator

Rgds
Deepak Gupta

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Gillian writes:

OK now I REALLY have to get a better mug shot!

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Gert Hough writes:

Congrats to Chris and the EzineArticles Team for adding the faces. Now everyone will be inspired to write even more :-)

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Alan Roy Hocking writes:

What an excellent idiot proof way of branding thanks

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Christopher M. Knight writes:

Thought you all should be the first to know that we’ve made Gravatar’s live site-wide on all 2 million articles!

We’ll be announcing this next week to everyone else.

An example: (look for Bob)
http://EzineArticles.com/comment.php?id=25943

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Lonianto writes:

very good and nice

I very like it

thanks you for this cool stuff

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Dr.Anca Martalog writes:

Cris,
I’ve been introduced to the Gravatar by Cristina Hills; I believe you are right: it’s a great free tool for brabg recognition and increased friendliness…
Since you seen to be so knowledgeable, ca you please tell me (if you know, of course) why my avatar is Not showing, despite signing up and confirming..and all…?
I don’t know where to turn to fix this…?
Thanx,
Anca

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Dr.Anca Martalog writes:

sorry!
“it€™s a great free tool for brabg recognition and increased ”
that was supposed to be BRAND recognition

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Lisa Mason writes:

Awesome! I like it. Already used it for some of the other sites I write for. Keeps things simple!

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gopal writes:

hi every one

I loves and recognize GARAVTARS.

lOVE IS GREAT AND UNVALUABLE.

MY DREAM TO CONVERT INTO REALITY
TO SEE GARAVATAR UP TO ZENITH.

O LORD AND MASTER AND MY BELOVED ALMIGHTY
PERFECT, EXAITED, UNAPPROACHABLE AND INFNITE.

PRAYS GOPAL, LISTEN MY VOICE AND GRANT
AND MERGE GARAVATAR IN YOUR FAMILY

HOW TO FIX PHOTO?

GOPAL LITTLE MASTER, REMEMBER YOU ALL

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Jeff Sefton writes:

When a personal picture is displayed, it is a great way to identify better with those that are commenting as well as validate that there is a person standing behind the comments.

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Ken Stiles writes:

For people who use their real photo, it’s great to see who’s writing!

Ken

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gopal writes:

Hi every one

Good decission and all the way to win.

Every thing has two ways.

One has front and back.
One has head and tail in the coin.
One side GRAVATARS AND EZINE.
Gravatars merge to become one.
ONE AND ONE IS ELEVEN.

EXCELLENT STEP.

GOPAL LITTLE MASTER WELCOMES YOU ALL

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Lisa Angelettie writes:

Yahoo EzineArticles! I know that when I am teaching article marketing, I am always emphasizing how important it is to make “useful” comments that stand out on other people’s articles. Using a gravatar helps tremendously because so many other commenters do not use them – you will be noticed. Plus – seeing a face next to the comment helps instill trust in the commenter. I know I prefer to know who I am listening to!

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gopal writes:

Hi every one

How to get feed back?

By leave a comment.

It reflects real image of some one.

more comments more gain.

Who do give the comments?

Who-so-ever loves toooooooooooooo.

GopAL, LITTLE MASTER, ALL THE BEST

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Jan Shimano writes:

When I tried to sign up it said that my e-mail was already taken….maybe I signed up a while ago and forgot about it. By posting this message I will get to see if my avatar posts next to the message.

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Jan Shimano writes:

Well my photo didn’t show so I don’t know what to do now. Any suggestions.

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Lisa Mason writes:

Jan, It’s possible you have an account but did not assign a photo to that email yet. When you log in with your email address, you should be able to go to “manage” and see if you have any photos uploaded. If you do not, you go to “add an image” and you can upload an image, crop it and then assign it to your email address. You can also add multiple email addresses with different photos each.

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Agboola writes:

This is a good programme, we can now see image that speaks.

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gopal writes:

Hi every one

Welcome soooooooooooooo to Gravtars.
Back to join EzineArticles.
Gravtars is the dimond asset to EzineArticles

He will definately add some thing new as per the modern world requirment of the modern people and with excellent technique.

I am confident he will give some thing unique to new world with his noble mind.

Gopal little master. All the best to every one

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gopal writes:

Hi every one

Something very excited and feel surprise to see GRAVATARS HERE WITH EzineArticles.
HE IS THE KING OF ARTICLE WRITING AND WORLD FAMOUS.

GOPAL LITTLE MASTER

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Chinmay Chakravarty writes:

Sunil Gavaskar was the little master! Tu kaun hain yaar!(Who are You!) High time Gopal the Poet reveals Himself!

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Mel Menzies writes:

I don’t remember signing up for mine, but when I tried to just now, it told me my e-mail address was already taken. Hope it was me, or I shall be suffering an identity crisis.

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Mel Menzies writes:

Nope! I’ve just tried again to sign up for a gravatar and it keeps telling me that e-mail address is taken. By whom, I’d like to know? Help! What do I do?

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Lisa Mason writes:

Mel, Contact their support: http://en.gravatar.com/site/faq/

If it was you, they can help you recover password. If it was not you, they can help you sort that out as well.

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Marilynn Syrett writes:

Hey.. This is really cool. These gravatars really add life to the comment!! Cheers!

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GOPAL writes:

Hi every one

Yesterday night I had intuited about GRAVATARS.

Here down loaded, just get it.

g-global
r-recognized
a-addict
v-valuable
a-active
t-tallent
a-achieve
r-romantical
s-stronger

Mr Chinny, pointed out fingure in his comment.

Gawasker had a name little master in cricket feild.

There are so many other feilds that you don’t know in the universe.

You will get your answer, my loving man go your inside and think with a cool mind and repeat the same. It is just your feeling nothing else.

WHO, is the word and whom you pointed out to your self.

Gopal little master

r-romantical
s-stronger

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Chinmay Chakravarty writes:

Master Gopal! Be my friend, philosopher, guide. And this makes my urge to behold you all the more. Reveal o’ my Master!

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gopal writes:

Hi every one

AH HA

WAAH WAAH ( SELF ALMIGHTY )

GRAVATARS is on the hight of heaven.

JUST LIKE ZENITH.

Golden opportunity to drive free with GRAVATARS.

We learn and get educated with ease way and consistency drive.
Get all the way six on all the six balls of over and get learn the cricket match, how to drive consistency.

Woooooooooooooo

What a forum fram work is?

GRAVATARS has introduce a unique fram work for down the level and for friends to convenience and get cradibility

Mr Chinmay’

You accepted little master your friend, what matter never mind.
My dear friend,
Friend is who, who covers the hardship of friend never open to others.

Gopal little master

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Michael Gale writes:

Hi, I think this branding is great! I haven’t used it to it’s fullest, but I sure do tire going to “my pictures” and uploading a pic (avatar) for each site or forum.
Michael Gale

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Gail writes:

Okay I love this. Let’s see if it shows up.

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Larry writes:

Thanks for the info. I think I already have this service. Will see when comment posted.

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Judith Ann Kirk writes:

Wow! That was easy. Thanks for the tip.

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Cynthia writes:

That WAS easy!~ Coolbeans.

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Cynthia writes:

oops. The last one didn’t show up. Lets see if I can get this right. :)

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Lisa writes:

You got it now, Cynthia! Now we see that smiling face. :)

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Cynthia writes:

thanks Lisa, for some reason it didn’t show up right away. :)

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Lisa writes:

There is usually a 5-15 minute delay for their servers to update. The same thing will happen if you change your photo. :)

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Mel Menzies writes:

Thanks Lisa – and Chris, I guess. My gravatar popped up all on its own! I see from other entries that it may take a few moments. It’s great to see everyone – and to be seen. I think ;-( Not a great fan of my own photos – bit camera shy!

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Willox Perez writes:

Thats cool and I just did it :)

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Dave Wilkes writes:

This is a great development. Gravators make everyone so human..

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Rebecca Eisele writes:

A big HELLO and THANKS to all at EzineArticles!
And, just checking my Gravatar.
A great idea!

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Robert Hillman writes:

What a great idea!
Once again, EzineArticles never ceases to amaze me with their great ideas and fab user services.
Way To Go!

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Robert Hillman writes:

Ha Ha Ha, just checking, and wanted to re-assure you that no Turtles were harmed during the making of my Gravitar.

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Roberta writes:

Thought I would try out my new gravatar. Thanks for all the good info!

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Rosana Hart writes:

Let’s see if my gravatar shows up…

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Gopal writes:

Hi every one

Firstly I say a very happy new year 2010 to my EzineArticles team.
Seem the change modernized structure, which is appreciable.
Gravtar done more than my expectation with EzineArticles.
Seem Gravatar is leading the team as personality leader.
My eyes says love to my own Gravatar and feel more proud on your success.
YOUR SUCCESS IS YOUR TEAM SUCCESS, KEEP IT UP, ALMIGHTY BLESS YOU TO GROW WORLD WIDE.
Gopal, Gopallittlemaster

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mylesgee writes:

So thats what I look like?

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maryspeller writes:

Wow, i have been a little slow getting through my old e.mails. I am glad I checked this one!

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Marc, Product Marketing Manager writes:

Mary,

Glad you got caught up! It’s always nice to see what our authors look like. :)

April 7, 2010 at 10:49 AM

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Lisa writes:

Yay! Hello Mary :)

April 7, 2010 at 11:16 AM

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maryspeller writes:

Thanks Marc and Lisa. We are a gorgeous bunch even if you don’t see our photos. :)

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Andrea Amador writes:

Thanks Marc,

I really appreciate this great information. But I’m having some difficulty in changing my avatar. I’ve chosen the one I want and confirmed it, and then when I refresh the page, the old one still shows up. Any suggestions on what I need to do to change that?

Thanks,

Andrea

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Marc, Product Marketing Manager writes:

Andrea,

Simply wait. I believe it takes some time for all the servers, etc. to get caught up with the change. If, after a day, it’s still not updated, contact Gravatar Support.

May 4, 2010 at 8:54 AM

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