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What is Federated Identity Management and How Does it Work

You know that moment when you breeze into a new app by clicking “Sign in with Google”? That’s not magic. It’s federated identity management (FIM).  It lets you hop between apps and services using just one login, no password juggling required. You’ve likely got usernames and passwords scattered across what feels like half the internet. It’s a mess for users, and an even bigger migraine for…

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Mobile SDKs Now Edit Full Profiles, Not Just Avatars

Got users stuck with outdated Gravatars or profile info in your mobile app? Your Gravatar integration just became a lot more powerful. Tens of thousands of apps and sites pull in Gravatars for a better user experience. But when someone wants to update their avatar or profile details, they’re usually stuck hunting for settings — or worse, they can’t update them at all. That changes today. One…

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How to Build Trust Online With Professional Credibility

Here’s the deal: Every time you pop up online with a different headshot, a tweaked job title, or a bio that sounds like it was written by three different people on three different days, you’re not just being quirky. You’re quietly chipping away at your credibility. Those little inconsistencies create one big problem: Cognitive friction. And cognitive friction = second-guessing. Not ideal when…

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Building Better Social Networks Through Decentralization

Let’s face it. Social media is starting to feel a bit like a rigged game. Users are burnt out, brands are boxed in, and algorithms act more like black boxes than helpful curators. Enter the promise of decentralized social networks: platforms that ditch the central command center and run on independently managed servers. They promise a fairer, freer internet – but pulling it off isn’t easy. And…

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Vibe Better With Custom LLM Instructions

Are you creating code with AI tools like Cursor, Loveable, or Claude? We just made it way easier. We’ve created a single page of custom instructions that developers can copy-paste into any LLM or AI tool to instantly understand how Gravatar works. No more explaining our API from scratch or watching your AI assistant guess how profile data flows. What’s In The Box Our custom instructions give…

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Proven Branding Methods for Professional Coaches

Are you looking for a way to differentiate your coaching services in a competitive online market? You’re not alone. Many coaches struggle to stand out among thousands of others offering similar services. Here’s the good news: Effective coach branding doesn’t require massive budgets or complex systems. Instead, success comes from focusing on a few foundational pillars: Optimizing your digital…

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What Makes a Digital Avatar Effective

Fun fact: The global digital avatar market is hurtling toward a whopping $270.61 billion by 2030. That’s up from just $18.19 billion in 2023. What began as a simple, low-quality profile picture you might put on mIRC or MySpace can now become a full-blown brand asset. The kind that drives clicks, builds trust, and boosts conversions like a charm. But… not all avatars are created equal. So what…

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How to Design an Author Brand Readers Remember

With more than 500,000 books published each year, many authors struggle to differentiate themselves in a saturated market. Your words might be brilliant, but without a recognizable brand, they can easily get lost among countless other titles on physical and virtual shelves. A solid author branding strategy needs to go beyond traditional approaches. If you want people to recognize and remember…

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Build Your AI Identity with Gravatar's New Tool

Your Gravatar profile has always been your digital business card for the web. And now, it’s becoming your identity for AI. With our AI Profile Builder, you create a simple, portable version of you — your background, interests, preferences, and links — ready for AI tools to use. Build your profile once, and take it everywhere. From chatbots to content generators to recommendation engines, AI…

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How to Configure Gravatar Image Size Across Your Site

So, you’ve decided it’s time to improve the Gravatar images on your site. Maybe they’re too small, stretched oddly, or don’t match your stylish new design. Whatever the reason, pic size matters. It can shape the feel of your comment threads, how fast pages load, and how polished your entire site looks at first glance. Small tweak. Big impact. Luckily, you don’t need to be a developer,…

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5 Ways Top Consultants Build Their Personal Brands

Consultants today face an intense competitive squeeze. On one side, established consulting giants with massive resources and brand recognition. On the other, a flood of independent specialists is expected as the consulting industry expands rapidly, now approaching $1 trillion in value with over 838,000 management consultants in the US alone. Yet, amid this competition, certain consultants…

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Best Digital Business Cards for Lead Generation

Did you know that 88% of paper business cards are thrown away within a week? This staggering statistic highlights a common frustration for professionals – traditional business cards often fail to create lasting connections. Digital business cards offer a smarter approach to networking. Unlike paper cards that get lost or discarded, these modern alternatives let you share contact details…

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9 Inspiring Sign Up Pages for Better User Experience

Did you know that forms with just three fields have a conversion rate of 10%? This remarkable finding from Omnisend’s research of over 128,000 email campaigns confirms a universal truth about sign-up pages: Simplicity drives success. But just being simple isn’t enough – you need to find the balance between collecting essential user data and reducing “information friction”. Each additional field…

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New 'Tools' For Your Digital Identity

Your Gravatar profile just got smarter with a handful of updates that make sharing your digital identity even easier. You will find them all under a new Tools menu in your profile editor, packed with features to help you connect and share across the web. Here’s what’s new: Card Customization Those little Gravatar cards that appear when you comment on WordPress sites and around the web? You’re…

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What is Gravatar? Basics for WordPress and Beyond

Have you ever noticed how your profile picture magically appears on some blogs, forums, or websites without needing to upload it each time? That’s the power of Gravatar. Since 2004, we have been quietly revolutionizing online identity, offering a consistent way to represent yourself across the open web. Gravatar stands for Globally Recognized Avatar. It’s a free profile for the web that uses…

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SEO-Friendly Author Bio Pages: Essential Tips

If you’re an author, chances are you’ve come across terms like E-E-A-T (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness). These concepts are critical for improving your visibility in search engine results, but putting them into action can feel like a daunting puzzle. Whether you’re a book author, a blogger, or someone with a diverse portfolio of written work, creating a strong web…

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Top Strategies for Reducing Friction in Sign-Ups

Creating effective sign-up flows presents a challenging balance. Users expect quick, frictionless experiences, but businesses need quality data to better serve their customers. To get this information, they often overload the sign-up process, leading to high abandonment rates and lost opportunities. Thankfully, there is a way to find balance – and we’re talking about more than just user-friendly…