If Sites were Real People

BY Ben Lang Sep. 12, 2009 18 Comments

I found this picture designed by elontirien and think it’s brilliant. Not that I had ever thought about sites as people, but if I had, this is exactly what I would have imagined. My reasoning for each character is below.

If Sites were People

Facebook teen:

I’m a teen. I have Facebook. All of my friends have Facebook. Sadly today to be considered a normal, “social” teen, Facebook is a must.

Twitter yapper:

This one is slightly ironic because most kids yet alone teenagers don’t even use Twitter. I like though how you can see this annoying kid talking away like everyone does on Twitter.

MySpace musician:

MySpace is going down the drain; I never really understood it or liked it. The last supporters of MySpace are definitely the musicians though, portrayed perfectly in the photo.

Wikipedia nerd:

The Wikipedia nerd was also very nicely done. Wikipedia, a site based on never-ending information seems fitting for a geek.

Deviantart artist:

I’ve never used Deviantart but I visited the site and this artist definitely looks like she would fit it.

Youtube prankster:

Youtube could have had a lot of different people but the artist decided to stick with the prankster, gangster idea. Personally I love the flipping off idea, it’s very fitting to YouTube.

Google engineer:

My favorite one here is Google. First of all, he’s bigger than all the others, just like Google is on the internet. Second, he’s looking down on everyone else because he seems to be above everyone’s level. And three he looks like a genius just like Google…

Please feel free to share your thoughts and opinions!

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18 Responses to “If Sites were Real People”

  1. tony ramirez Reply Sep. 13, 2009 at 3:05 pm

    this is good and it's good because they do relate,

  2. Nathaniel Reply Sep. 14, 2009 at 1:30 am

    Interesting analogy, definitely a unique way to look at the Web 2.0 sites nowadays.

  3. @tools2help Reply Sep. 14, 2009 at 1:33 am

    Very funny. Nicely analyzed.

  4. RockyBiz Reply Sep. 15, 2009 at 1:16 am

    Creative. like your analysis too–crisp and to the point.

  5. JoelMatthews Reply Sep. 17, 2009 at 7:24 am

    Haha, great find and I agree with the explanations, especially the Twitter one lol.

  6. @DanielleHerb Reply Sep. 23, 2009 at 1:37 am

    I hope more teens start using twitter. It might be more fun but it sure has skyrocketed my business at http://www.dropyourreins.com

  7. Corey Haggard Reply Oct. 09, 2009 at 2:36 am

    That is like right on target. Wow!

  8. Robb Sutton Reply Oct. 21, 2009 at 2:06 am

    Great picture. The illustrations really hold true if you think about it.

  9. Max Richardson Reply Jan. 26, 2010 at 4:22 pm

    This is quality, You could do a part 2 on this Ben… – There’s a few new players like Digg, Flickr, Blippr, FourSquare, Spofify, etc – Just got to get someone to draw them first. Great blog!
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