That small square box!

Thanks to social networking sites like Twitter, Yammer, etc. that small square box has gained lot of importance. I’m talking about the box which holds your profile picture. It’s through this box that the world knows and recognizes you. Social networking allows us to interact with people we haven’t met before (in the traditional meeting sense that is). Whenever you try to remember information about someone, a picture is very essential. For example, you remembering your loved ones, parents is not possible without having a mental picture of that person. This is not just true for persons but also for events. You remember things and feel them through that mental picture. Memory is a collection of pictures. Even that mystery man or woman is remembered through a special mental picture you’ve formed.

Through social networking, we happen to know stuff about someone through their posts. But how do you remember that person? Yes, it’s through that magic, small, square box which generally forms the profile picture. This box is your mirror to the thousands or even millions whom you have influenced in one form or the other. Choose your profile picture wisely!