"Face"book

I think the ideas you present are very interesting, such as the face being the least important, and I think you can expand them a bit farther. Of the people who have these pictures without their faces, how might their personality play a part in their profile picture? Is there a difference between people who post pictures of just their face or people who post other things? That said, the point you make about Facebook being a SOCIAL media is very strong. From this perspective, the profile picture should perhaps represent more about the person than just their physical appearance, so having other friends/family or using other objects in their picture makes sense.

Interesting analysis, some of your comments were really hilarious, your post is full of personality.

I liked how you said "people may value their relationships or friendships over easy identification;" it was phrased and explained very well for the group pictures. On the other hand, I personally disagree with the last statement that: "the 'face' is probably one of the least important aspects of the picture," because although the other points are certainly valid, generally people still want to look "good" in their profile picture because essentially it is what represents them on that social media at the very least (though some people do "ugly faces" sometimes...).

I would have liked for you to elaborate more on why people would decide to opt out of a "face" in a profile picture. Sure they want a figurative image or a feeling, but why? Is it because they don't want to post a photo of themselves in public? Is it because they really really like that image?...etc.