Gravatar
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Gravatar is an online service that provides globally recognized avatars linked to users’ email addresses for use across websites and applications.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gravatar canonical | 5 |
| Gravatar (under Automattic) | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
online avatar service
ⓘ
user profile service ⓘ web service ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Globally Recognized Avatar ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Automattic ⓘ |
| acquisitionDate | 2007 ⓘ |
| authenticationMethod | WordPress.com account ⓘ |
| avatarRatingSystem |
G
ⓘ
PG ⓘ R ⓘ X ⓘ |
| creator | Tom Preston-Werner ⓘ |
| dataModel | email hash to avatar mapping ⓘ |
| defaultAvatarType |
identicon
ⓘ
monsterid ⓘ mystery-man ⓘ retro ⓘ robohash ⓘ wavatar ⓘ |
| developer | Automattic ⓘ |
| feature |
default avatar options
ⓘ
globally consistent avatar across sites ⓘ multiple email addresses per account ⓘ profile management ⓘ rating system for avatars ⓘ |
| fullName | Globally Recognized Avatar ⓘ |
| hashAlgorithm | MD5 ⓘ |
| integratedWith |
WordPress.com
ⓘ
self-hosted WordPress via plugins ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2004 ⓘ |
| name | Gravatar self-link ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Automattic
ⓘ
Automattic ⓘ
surface form:
WordPress.com parent company Automattic
|
| primaryFunction |
associates avatars with email addresses
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provides globally recognized avatars ⓘ serves avatars to third-party websites ⓘ |
| privacyConcern |
cross-site tracking via shared avatar
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email hash can be reversed or brute-forced ⓘ |
| supports |
custom image uploads
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per-email avatar assignment ⓘ profile fields like display name and bio ⓘ |
| supportsProtocol |
HTTP
ⓘ
HTTPS ⓘ |
| usedBy |
blogs
ⓘ
comment systems ⓘ content management systems ⓘ forums ⓘ web applications ⓘ |
| usesIdentifierType | email address ⓘ |
| website |
https://gravatar.com
ⓘ
https://www.gravatar.com ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Gravatar (under Automattic)