 One thing that bugs me on Multiply is when people don't upload a headshot. That little Multiply guy with a big fat question mark on his face is just crying out to be replaced with something,... anything! But when I've encouraged people to add a headshot, the most common response I've gotten is that they don't look good in pictures. Well, pshaw! That's no reason not to have a headshot. Look at some of these headshots that I noticed around Multiply just today: Notice that only one of these headshots shows a person's real face, but all of the headshots tell a bit about the person that's being represented. Make Your Own Avatar: There are several sites that enable you to make your own headshot (also called an avatar by some). The first of the six headshots above is a great example of a "make your own" avatar. Here are some sites to check out: Make a South Park version yourselfCreate your own face -- this is the site that was used to make the pic in the upper left corner Premade Avatars: Or use an avatar that someone else has already made up, either by selecting an image through google or through a site that posts several avatars to choose from such as the avatarity. But WHY? You may not be convinced yet to upload some form of a headshot. But think about this. For some people, this may be the main means of interacting with you -- through Multiply. Most people are very visual and like to have something to link to a word or idea. Until you give them a pic to link to you, you're just a big question mark in their mind. So be kind to your Multiply friends and give them a little something to remember you by. HOW? There are two ways to change your avatar. The first way is the easiest. If you have just created a Multiply account and you still have the question mark headshot showing, there will be a link right over that headshot enabling you to add a new headshot. Just click on that link. If you've uploaded a headshot and now you want to change it, click on "customize my site" in the right rail of your site. Now you'll see a button around your current headshot that says "edit." Click on it. This will take you to a page where you can either select an older headshot that you've uploaded, or you can upload a brand new headshot if you prefer. 
 | deadlyblur wrote on May 31, '05, edited on May 31, '05 Also, the dimensions for a headshot are 100 x 100 pixels. I've used PaintShop Pro to resize my headshot for that dimension to see how they look. But as you said meg you don't have to do this. This is just a bit of FYI for us compulsive people (grin). |
 | I resized mine on some old video editing program on my old, old, old computer downstairs(I mean, like before I was born old)...but anyway, just get em to 100x100 I think yeh can even do it in appleworks, ill try it and let yeh know... |
 | ah, dude! you changed your headshot on me!
i liked the old one. this one needs a bit of a goatee or something. ;-) |
| yep, go to file, then photo, pick a pic from iphoto, insert it, then ya can draw on it, resize it, whatever. if ya have a mac, i mean |
| to get a goatee click on facial hair on the left. then pick the "beard" tab on the upper right. there's four different goatees there. (i missed those tabs the first few times i played with that program. they're not there for every option.) |
 | I made an avator on this site:
http://www.dookyweb.com/avatars.swf
but I can't e-mail it when I click on the tab - how do I save it?
it's a flash image or something :/ |
 |  when i make faces there, i save them with the "grab" utility that comes on all mac computers. i don't know what PC's have. i'm sure there's something similar.
wildnzack, when i click on the link you posted, i just get a multiply note that the thread has either been deleted or is otherwise hidden from view. it might not be set to "everyone."  Damn - I think it was because I was somewhat lazy with the linking - let me try again Flaming Text Dot ComHope that works |
 | I too, being new wonder why I see this! Argggggg
Anyway, I am loving this Newbie group! Thanks
DotCom |
 | I agree, unfortunately only one of my local friends on here has even bothered to update their page and pictures. They still use MySpace (which I rather despise). The number one reason I do not like MySpace is that it is used for a huge amount of spam. Their so called 'message board' (aka Bulletin Board) is filled with nothing but constant spam. At least in Multiply you can regulate what your board contains and from who.
More people should use Multiply, but then again if more did then spam would likely increase to an explosive amount. I suppose the great people on here already are enough to inspire and enlighten. :) |
 | ljms wrote on Aug 28, '06 I feel so ignorant but.. How do I change my headshot?? I wanted to add something but have no idea how to do it!!! |
| to change your headshot, you need to click on the "settings" link that's currently located in the upper right hand corner of any page on multiply. (it didn't always used to be there. that's a recent development.)
now look for the link to change your headshot. |
| i tend to have one main headshot that i keep up most of the time and a few other headshots that i change to once in awhile when i'm in a particular mood.
for example, i have a cartoon pic of a gal with the flu for when i'm feeling under the weather. and i have a picture of a penguin about to bang some cymbols together right over a sleeping polar bear for when i'm feeling mischievious.
although there are times i wish a certain headshot would remain behind with my post, even if i switch to another headshot, when it comes to keeping track of who is saying what, having all the headshots for one person being the same really helps. |
 | Thanks..!! I'm a n00b here.. |
 | i'm getting a bit frustrated here, everytime I try to upload my pic for headshots, it goes back to my site. I checked the link and it goes here: http://ayapyon.multiply.com/?headshot_edit=true ..and I don't see where I could upload anywhere -_-; Any help would really be great.. thanks! |
 | hey. how do i put a headshot? =) |
| you have firefox 2.0? it should be working, then. i've had it not work when i was using the old version of firefox, but as soon as i upgraded it worked just fine.
as dantcer would say, make sure you clear your cache. who knows if it will work, but it's worth a try.
does anyone have any other suggestions? |
 | thanks for that brilliant idea! ... its with the browser ... i downloaded the latest mozilla (firefox 2.0) .. then its working... see, ive edited my head shot.. thanks thanks!!! |
 | something is wrong with my upload photo thing when I click where it says upload photo it just takes me to my website. can you post a link? |
| barefootmeg wrote on Oct 29, '07, edited on Oct 29, '07 something is wrong with my upload photo thing when I click where it says upload photo it just takes me to my website. can you post a link? are you running the most current version of your browser? sometimes that can cause updates to not work properly. here's a link: http://quickdraw26.multiply.com/?headshot_edit=true |
| thnx for tryin to help barefootmeg but the link just took me to my website. |
| thnx for tryin to help barefootmeg but the link just took me to my website. then i'm guessing it's a problem with your browser. are you running the latest version? if not, the customizing function doesn't always work. i'm pretty sure there's a post on this somewhere in the user support group. so if upgrading the browser doesn't help, try checking over there and see if there are some other suggestions. |
 | please help, you can see my headshot on the left of this box, and i can see it also on my headshot space on my own page. The problem is, viewed from another contact's page, the image that appears on their list is the same old question mark multiply icon. If it shows on my page and on this dialogue box while I'm the one using it..... why doesn't it appear on my friends' contact space? |
| is the other contact viewing your page from the same computer that you're seeing it correctly from? or is the person using a different computer. i'd guess it's the latter and that your contact hasn't cleared their cache or refreshed the page lately. it's not multiply's problem, it's the contact's computer's. |
 | hi, i have a problem with the headshot thing.. whenever i click the edit button on my headshot nothing will appear, i mean yes there will be another window but it won't load anything. anyone experience the same problem recently? |
 | Every time I access my site the "add a headshot" screen appears. I already have a headshot I want on the page, but it asks every time and it's really annoying. Why does this happen, and how do I STOP it? |
| have you recently changed our theme or added any new code to the welcome message? if so, try removing whatever the latest addition was and see if that fixes the problem. |
| No, I haven't. It's done this since I first signed up and started customizing the page with profile and such. |
| hmmm, you edit your profile in a different section than where you customize your site.
have you cleared our cache and removed cookies? i wonder if that might help? if not, you might want to contact customer service and see if they can figure it out. |
| Cache, yes - cookies, no - I don't want to have to re-sign onto all my sites.
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 | I can't upload my headshot .
When I click the button to upload my picture , it just came back to my home site . |
| yeah - that'll work. I've never gotten an answer from "customer service" before. I'll live with it, or go somewhere else. |
| can't anybody help me to give the link so that i can uload my headshot .
My site is terrible without it . |
 | pnu po b plitan ung prang primary pic koo? di ko po alm eh! pls help. i h8 my displayed pic! |
 | everytime i try ur solutions to choose the headshot the browser just block the page... Fuck the solution |
 | i feel like a stupid person coz i cant upload my headshot.. damn!! every time i try there is no page that tells me to upload the damn picture..
Peace |
| now i do... hahaha.
its my damn browser.. so i've changed it |
 | Help... I want to add my headshot but I can't do it. Nothing happened when I clicked 'no photo, click to upload'. |
| Finally... I have a headshot :) I used Opera, nothing happened when I clicked 'customize my site'. Lots of edit features that don't work on Opera. I changed to Internet Explorer. Thx. |
| You might also want to try Firefox. It works well and, from what I hear, has fewer security issues than IE. And Multiply works well with Firefox. :-) |
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