Facebook Photo Hacks

It's something we all (in this class) look at everyday: Our Facebook profile page. I've always thought of the home profile page as a bit utilitarian. It gets across information including bio, recent pictures, comments but I've never thought of the layout of the page as a way to display your own type of art.

Apparently you can create Photo Hacks on your profile page. Mashable asked people to submit "Facebook Photo Hacks" and they got some impressive results.

http://mashable.com/2010/12/24/more-new-facebook-profiles-pics/#64278-Marc-LaurentAtthalin

This blog entry isn't telling you about a new media or tool but is about a different way of expressing yourself using standard media. I was drawn to the creative approach and it made me stop and appreciate the multiple ways media (in this case FB) can be used as a way of self expression or self marketing. These unique approaches can grab the attention of friends or customers - just like the guy who bought the PR URLs for when the bosses googled themselves. Does anyone have any other experience running into creative new ways to use "old" media tools?