I liked the original better. I don't mean it badly but I think the borders make it look a bit dated!
It's hard to get hits on a regular site these days. All those money grabber ones promise the earth but how can you guarantee they are not going to point some bot shit your way. I wouldn't put it past them!
Well.., I always shit at design. If you are a coder everything tends to be square, no curves and cool stuff. I still feel the avatars are a little oversized.
They might be slightly but only slightly I think.
I wouldn't think you would want to reduce them much where you have to peer at the pic. I ain't no expert tho!