Lithuanian video artist Laimonas Zakas, who enjoys web production as a hobby, created a Facebook Page called Glitchr that messes with Facebook codes. The art project has garnered more than 12,657 likes so far.
Don't be afraid to visit the harmless Facebook Page. It just takes your chat navigation line and causes it to appear in the sprawling line down your screen. Voila, art.
"Don't have any idea what caused it to become blue," Zakas told Mashable. "I have always loved bugs and oddities on Facebook. Once I have noticed huge symbols, containing lots of diacritical marks, extending up and down, so I started experimenting with them and created a Facebook fan page to share the results. A bit later I have also created a blog and a Google+ page, but I'm mostly sharing on Facebook."
Diacritical marks are accent marks that appear above, in or between letters.
Zakas continues to experiment with code and share them on Facebook. He has chosen to focus on working in the world's largest social network because Google+ wasn't launched at the time and Twitter's 140-character limit is too low for codes. Plus, the instant feedback and sharing capabilities are better.
"I think that most of people who like Glitchr know what to expect from it and they don't complain as it messes up their news feeds," Zakas says, explaining the appeal of Glitchr that has caught the attention of various tech websites and art galleries that have offered to showcase Glitchr.
Since social media websites and platforms have taken over the Internet and mobile communication in the last couple years, social media-centered art initiatives have been prolific. Another recent one we've seen is the Foursquare-focused art thesis by University of Pennsylvania senior Tatiana Peisach, which displayed some of her 1,500+ Foursquare check-ins.