web sights (yafro, etc)

[djerome]

www.yafro.com

your picture tells a thousand words, but getting opinions is a nice reward. a new addiction for the everyday voyeur and exhibitionist. actual testimony from a friend: "i dont wanna go to school i wont be able to post pix early in the morning to get comments!"


examples:

sky pictures: www.yafro.com/clubs/skypictures
angela from Mtv Road Rulez (season 13 usa): amen.yafro.com
soldiers in iraq: www.yafro.com/frontline.php



ratings websites

where people compete for attention with a body or face shot, or maybe even "hook up".

swydm.com ("so would you do me?")
facebattle.com
facethejury.com
thedilly.com
ratemyface.com



www.myspace.com

more than just photos and buiding your extended 'network of friends', it hosts mp3's or videos too. commonly frequented by indie bands and aspiring artists, strippers.


fakers (www.fakerssuck.com)

whether they're pranksters, girls needing an ego boost, or obsessed people, some like to pretend their a photo that they're not. It has become enough of a problem that salutes can be necessary, a photo submission of the purported faker holding up a paper with a handwritten statement to verify their username. what a world these kids live in...