The art of Pawel Kuczynski takes a look at issues that are important to modern society, often in a satirical way. Here is the artist’s take on Facebook.
Facebook by Pawel Kuczynski
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Every Facebook Profile Picture in One Image
Facebook has 1,258,244,934 users, and of course, millions of profile pictures that go with them. This image is a combination of all Facebook profile pictures, placed in order of signing up for the service. Of course, putting them all together in one tiny image means that no image is distinguishable, but the project The Faces of Facebook that came up with this image also has an interactive display where you can zoom in and take a closer look at the images. Perhaps even try to find your own.
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Facebook Photos For Video Game Characters
Artist Andrew Golden imagines what Facebook profile photos of video game characters might look like. The verdict? Not very different to the usual stuff that lands up on Facebook walls around the globe.
If Game of Thrones Characters Were On Facebook
We have recently seen Game of Thrones characters play out on Twitter, but let’s face it, they wouldn’t really be able to ignore Facebook either. Here they are, having fun on Facebook as imagined by TeamPwnicorn (previously here and here).
Facecream: The The Facebook Ice Cream
The word Facecream brings nefarious thoughts to our mind, but we will put our dirty mind aside and look at the object at hand. Croatian designer Tomislav Zvonarić, who earlier earned some fame with the facebook bed, has now come up with a facebook inspired ice cream/ice candy he calls Facecream. It is a concept, and it will stay that way for all time to come, because we know well that Facebook is quite protective and litigious about its name and trademark.
Most ‘Checked-In’ Places on Facebook
Popularity of Facebook, along with the large number of people using various applications makes it quite easy to collect and use data. This simple set by Facebook helped determine what the most “social” landmarks/places in the world might be. Facebook used data from 25 cities and came up with these rather interesting results.
Lord of the Rings Characters Get Together in a Facebook Thread
Everyone, their mother and their dog uses Facebook these days. As do superheroes and LoTR characters. Here’s another fun Facebook thread by the comic masters at Pwnicorn, where LoTR characters show themselves on Facebook.
Facebook on Duty: 20 Criminal Cases Solved by the Social Network
Of the zillions of people using Facebook, it is only natural that some are criminals, and some aren’t much smart, and some are both. Either way, the huge numbers on the social network mean that it has a formidable network of people and a hell lot could be done with the people and information on there. Compiled by Criminal Justice Degrees Guide, this infographic shows 20 cases that were cracked with the magic of Facebook.
Woman Travels Around the World to Meet her Facebook Friends
As a rule of thumb, everybody has a few to a lot Facebook friends they’ve never even met or met so long ago, they can’t remember. ArLynn Presser of Winnetka, Illinois would probably be one of the few people who can claim to have met all her Facebook friends.
Flowchart is Your Guide to Facebook Commenting
Facebook is a jungle of people we barely know, those we’ve never seen for years, and friends. Commenting on something can be tricky business in this situation, but you could always navigate the trouble with the help of this handy flowchart.