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13 October 2008 @ 7:37Gravatar/Automattic anniversary

One year after Automattic acquired Gravatar, a lot has changed. Gravatar migrated from Ruby-on-Rails to PHP, now allows up to 512px avatars, and resides on about 20 servers. 2 Database servers, 1 File server, 2 Load balancers, 5 Caching servers, 9 Web servers, and 1 Development server. What is Gravatar? A gravatar, or globally recognized avatar, is [...]
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by Jon | Add a comment | Tags: avatars, gravatar, php, ruby on rails
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Avatars in Networked Virtual Environments

Mfc:	Wiley
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Product DescriptionIn computer science an "avatar" describes the graphical representation of participants in virtual space. A virtual representation i [more info..]

Avatars: Exploring and Building Virtual Worlds on the Internet

Mfc:	Peachpit Press
Price:	$46.99
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Product Description Avatars! is the only book of its kind. Avatars! focuses on what people do inside these virtual worlds, such as building

The Social Life of Avatars

Mfc:	Springer
Price:	$72.18
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Product DescriptionRepresentations of humans in virtual environments are called Avatars. This volume brings together work from a variety of relevant d [more info..]

Avatars and Antiheroes: A Guide to Contemporary Chinese Artists

Mfc:	Kodansha International
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Product DescriptionChinese contemporary art is currently enjoying a worldwide boom, fetching record-breaking prices at auction houses around the globe [more info..]

Primal Rage: The Avatars

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Product DescriptionAs Necrosan and his undead armies lay waste to Urth, the Avatars struggle to free their imprisoned dino-god masters and must over [more info..]

Magical A-Life Avatars

Mfc:	Manning Publications
Price:	$5.98
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Product Description Written for designers and programmers who feel limited by conventional ways, here is a radically new and exciting approach to

Avatars at Work and Play: Collaboration and Interaction in Shared Virtual Environments (Computer Supported Cooperative Work)

Mfc:	Springer
Price:	$49.96
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Product Description Avatars at Work and Play brings together contributions from leading social scientists and computer scientists w

Faiths & Avatars (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Forgotten Realms, Campaign Expansion/9516)

Mfc:	Wizards of the Coast
Price:	$19.45
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Product DescriptionFAITHS & AVATARSFORGOTTEN REALMSCAMPAIGN EXPANSION0

Avatars Of Story (Electronic Mediations)

Mfc:	Univ Of Minnesota Press
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Product DescriptionTraces the transformation of storytelling in the digital age. Since its inception, narratology has developed primarily as an inv [more info..]

Avatars of the Word: From Papyrus to Cyberspace

Mfc:	Harvard University Press
Price:	$8.95
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Product Description The written word has been a central bearer of culture since antiquity. But its position is now being challenged by the powerfu [more info..]

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