Chapters 1 & 2

In the chapters that we discussed today, author Guy Kawasaki states that our profile pictures for all social media accounts we possess should be the same. As stated in the book “The Art of Social Media Power: Power Tips for Power Users” using the same profile picture creates a straight-forward process for people to find you on various platforms. Now, after thinking about this statement, I can agree with Kawasaki but think it is most appropriate to only do this for certain platforms. For example, my personal Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn profiles are all unique for their platform. I do not post anything that I would not like for a future employer to find or anything that would bring the question to the character I present in my pictures. A different profile picture could be used when someone may not want their Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn account to be found. Having separate profile pictures for an individual's separate account may be purposeful and may prove that if someone is using their social media outlets professionally, then that person would supply a professional. For example, the Twitter famous James, @CaucasianJames, who has his profile picture as follows, does not use this as a professional account. This is seen right away with the profile picture and is not expected to be a serious page. Looking at Mark Ruffalo's Twitter page, @MarkRuffalo, a very different profile picture is found. This represents how Mr. Ruffalo is presenting himself and shows a higher level of professionalism compared to James. Overall, keeping consistent profile pictures across all social media platforms helps users find one another, but inconsistent profile pictures assist in keeping the user at more of an advantage.