Facebook Users Judge Attractiveness Based on Others’ Comments

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What’s the first thing you look at when you make a new Facebook friend? Most likely, it’s the comments on that person’s profile picture, according to a new study from the University of Missouri. The comments your Facebook friends leave on your profile picture strongly affect your level of perceived physical, social and professional attractiveness. This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, as profile pictures are the first place your eye is drawn to on a Facebook profile. Seoyeon Hong and Kevin Wise found that the more comments (particularly the positive ones) users have, the more attractive they’re perceived to be. Read the full story at Mashable.

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Shelly Palmer

Shelly Palmer is Fox 5 New York's On-air Tech Expert (WNYW-TV) and the host of Fox Television's monthly show Shelly Palmer Digital Living. He also hosts United Stations Radio Network's, Shelly Palmer Digital Living Daily, a daily syndicated radio report that features insightful commentary and a unique insiders take on the biggest stories in technology, media, and entertainment. He is Managing Director of Advanced Media Ventures Group, LLC an industry-leading advisory and business development firm and a member of the Executive Committee of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (the organization that bestows the coveted Emmy® Awards).