So I had attempted to change how I was perceived by my friends on facebook by adopting a happier appearance in my profile picture and by being more forward. For the most part, my friends either thought I was joking or became unsettled by the change. From this project, I have gathered that, in response to drastic change in a person's appearance, people are likely to mock or reject it. Although I received a good deal of feedback, it was not the positive feedback I intended to incite. People expected the facade I've held up for years and did not react well to a new one. 

If I were to do this again with the same goal, I would benefit from a slower transition so as to not shock anyone as well as a more genuine picture that doesn't suggest I am joking.