i an creating a website in C# ASP.NEt and want to use a feature similar to Stack Overflow,
Every time a new user registers on the StackOverflow.com he is assigned a default user picture until he has a gravatar, Now every picture is different from the previous one, so it is sure it is generated, i want to know how can this be done in C#.
Note: (I don’t think it is a meta question so please don’t move it there)
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Method 1
It’s called Identicions. They are images generated by some kind of hash, usually on a username or email.
There is a nice, open source library, on Codeplex for generating Identicons. More info here.
Edit: You can actually use gravatar to generate Identicons. Construct a URL like this:
http://www.gravatar.com/avatar/HASH_HERE?s=128&d=identicon&r=PG
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