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A fanograph is a term that describes a printed or digital image of a person or symbol that is generated by supporters of an individual celebrity a team an organization or a cause. The image may be comprised of smaller images of supporters of the person or symbol. A second form may be a texturing of the number, picture or symbol with one fan or a part of a fan’s image/body with the fan image being altered (stylized) by digital graphic art filtering techniques. A third form can be a picture of a fan or fans in the stands of an arena or stadium captured from a stadium camera controlled online by internet users. Often the motivation is to raise money in a manner similar to the Million Dollar Homepage. Other motivations include catalyzing a social media buzz also known as electric word-of-mouth a.k.a. viral phenomenon. Typical examples follow. The term fanograph was coined by Dr. Charles Jobs a social media researcher.