PROFILE PICTURES

STYLE & BEAUTY
How to Start Taking Selfies That Are Actually Decent
By Quora, Contributor
The best answer to any question
Direct camera flash gives you red eye and forehead glare. If you are using an off-camera flash, use a diffuser. Extend Your
BUSINESS
A Definitive LinkedIn User Guide for the Mature Professional
By Kristi Russo, Contributor
CEO and Branding Strategist for Red Letter Resumes LLC
A LinkedIn profile can cause some confusion for more mature job seekers. You've been in the professional world longer than LinkedIn's been around, and you're not quite certain how to best use it. You aren't alone.
QUEER VOICES
24 Reasons Why Gay Hookup Sites Are a Lot Like Fishing
By David Toussaint, Contributor
Four-Time Author, Longtime Writer, Actor, and Pug Lover
You start out after dusk, determined that perfect catch is, literally, right around the corner.
Beautiful caucasian woman making a self portrait in bed with her cellphone
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STYLE
How To Get More Right Swipes On Tinder, According To Experts
By Chanel Parks
"Nothing says you're married to the first profile you put up."
TECH
Why Online Dating Is So Much Better Now (Kind Of)
By Terri Trespicio, Contributor
Writer. Lifestyle expert. One-woman show. Columnist at DailyWo...
Your phone is now the portal to your love life, part mission control and part slot machine, complete with colors, movement, and flashing lights. But you have little to lose, and it's hard not to get hooked.
SCIENCE
The Science of Profile Pictures Says, Yes, That Picture is Totally Fine
By Inverse, Contributor
At Inverse, we obsess over one question: What could happen next?
I recently took to Craigslist, that cesspool of human want, to fill an open room in my apartment. When the applications started rolling in, I did what most sensible, wifi-connected people do and googled the shit out of my potential roommates.
OWN
The One Item That Should Never Appear In Your Dating Profile Pictures
By Lisa Capretto
Dana is a recently divorced mother of three who is beginning to think about online dating. But before she joins a dating
COMEDY
8 Types Of Profile Pics That Should Be Illegal
Whether it's your niece, your friend's kid, or just some random child you teach or babysit or happened to be standing near
POST 50
The True Story Behind That Dating Profile Picture
By Al DeLuise, Contributor
Love, Marriage, and Divorce Served on the Rocks...
I was one step away from finishing my first online dating profile when I was stopped dead in my tracks. I somehow needed to find a photograph that captured the essence of the comfortable-wearing-a-Tuxedo-as-blue-jeans-ballroom-dancing-skinny-dip-loving-cuddle-crazy-macho-poet Frankenstein that I created in my bio.
WOMEN
The Irrational Choice: Online Dating Photos and The Cheerleader Effect
By Jess Carbino, Contributor
Sociologist, dating and relationship expert
Creating an online dating profile is a daunting task for even the savviest daters. Although words certainly matter, profile pictures are the most critical element in determining whether or not an individual receives an online dating message.
WEDDINGS
Online Dating, Stylin' and Profiln' -- 2014 Is Your Best Time to Be Seen!
By Whitney Casey, Contributor
Relationship Expert for Match.com
Now that we're at the top of 2014, refreshing, renewing and revitalizing your life is on the top of everyone's mind. So what better place to start than by revamping your online dating profile?
STYLE & BEAUTY
4 Ways to Shape Up Your Image in the New Year!
By Christie Carmelle Lopez, Contributor
Writer, Designer, Lecturer
Brand yourself early. Identify and reevaluate your strengths often. And, if needed, hire a professional to help you spruce up your profile.
TEEN
Is Remembering More Important Than Experiencing?
By Shawn Binder, Contributor
Contributor
We had just graduated and the only thing my friends were concerned with was taking pictures with everyone. When did it become more about the reminiscing than the actual experiencing?
CULTURE & ARTS
Marc Adelman's "Stelen (Columns)" At Jewish Museum (PHOTOS)
The illustrious profile picture is familiar to many of us thanks to internet sites where our private desires are broadcast
COMEDY
Social Media and Your Mental Health: Could You Have Pervasive Thirst Disorder (PTD)?
By Erin Harper, Contributor
Contributor
Do you frequently post attention-seeking profile pictures that are sexually suggestive or falsely depict your net worth? The cause of your behavior could be Pervasive Thirst Disorder (PTD).
WOMEN
Photoshop Use: How Much Is Too Much?
By Jessica Pearce Rotondi
You may do it without thinking. You select a warm filter from Instagram for that photo of you and your friends, or you hit
CULTURE
I'm Over Being a Facebook Snob
By Jessica Olien, Contributor
Writer and cartoonist
Like many people, I've been irritated by the status updates of my Facebook friends. 

What a freaking idiot, I've sighed inwardly when I saw someone's sandwich update.
STYLE & BEAUTY
Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder? OkCupid Study Reveals Interesting Statistics
By Julie Spira, Contributor
Online Dating Expert, Bestselling Author, and CEO, Cyber-Datin...
OkCupid just released their latest OkTrends study as it relates to beauty. And rather than focusing solely on the profile photos, they took a deeper look into the male attraction.
MEDIA
Twitter, Facebook Profile Pictures The New Branding Opportunity
Twitter may be free of advertising, but that hasn't stopped brands from trying to get in front of users glued to the fast
MEDIA
Why We Really Join Facebook: It's Not Politics
By Libby Mitchell, Contributor
Social News Producer and Mom
We all pretend that we're supporting social causes, and during the election it was easy. But now that it is all over? We can get back to the reason we joined: comparing weight gain and wrinkles.