LONDON: Are you on
Facebook ? Then, make sure you post a nice, impressive
photograph , as users on the
social networking sites appear to form judgements on profiles without even reading words, researchers say.
The researchers at the Ohio State University in the US also found that people pay closer attention to information that could be viewed as negative or not normal on such sites.
It seems a profile photo on Facebook tells viewers all they need to know to form an impression of a person and no words are really necessary , they said.
In one experiment, the researches found college students who viewed a Facebook photo of a fellow student having fun with friends rated that person as extroverted - even if his profile said he was "not a big people-person".
The only exception is when a photo is out of the ordinary or shows someone in a negative light. In that case, people do use profile text to help interpret what kind of person is shown in the profile , they said.
"Photos seem to be the primary way we make impressions on social networking sites," lead author Brandon Van Der Heide was quoted by the Daily Mail.
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