We all know that pictures can say a thousand words, are great for grabbing attention and can be used nicely to break up content on a page.
But if you’re going to use words like “people just like you”, maybe avoid using a scary army-rapist-looking guy with a touch of ‘roid rage and a facial expression suggesting he’s about to beat me to death with his bare fists for glancing in his direction.
Hey Twitpic - that guy is not ‘people just like me’.
He scares me and puts me off the idea of joining your social network.
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It all depends on who the target audience is I guess ;-)
I gather they overlooked his scary face in hopes of attracting the young and fit.
I love your description of this guy!
Perfectly put, Twitpic is a great app and spoilt by a poorly thought out placement.
Also, when viewing these sites at work you tend to get a “so that’s what you’re into” sort of look from colleagues. Definately puts me off using Twitpic