Facebook Craze

The newest trend on Facebook which is spreading fast is users switching their profile pictures to a picture of their favourite cartoon character. The cartoon character profile picture game seems to have been started in early November and is accompanied by a status update chain message.

Here are some of the status chains that acompany this game:

New Game: Change your profile picture to your favorite cartoon from when you were a kid. The goal of this game is not to see a human picture on Facebook, but an invasion of childhood memories until Monday. PLAY AND PASS ALONG!

Change your facebook profile picture to a cartoon character from your childhool and invite your friends to do the same. Until Monday 6th December there should be no human faces in profile pictures but just an invasion of memories. This is a campaign against violence towards children!

The status chains and the rules of the profile picture cartoon character game seem to vary between each user. The main game is to change your profile picture to a picture of your favourite cartoon character as a child. With the aim that all profile pictures on facebook will be childhood memories.

Some of the cartoon character profile picture game statuses suggest that it is some kind of campaign against violence to children and some even mention children’s charities.

Whatever the reason, this new game on facebook is spreading fast. If you want to join in and change your profile picture, go to Google Images and search for your favourite cartoon character. Save the picture and then upload it to your facebook profile. Then post one of the statuses to get your friends involved.