A method for generating an output display on a display device being an electronic picture frame, the method comprising: detecting, by a wireless sensor , the presence of a computing device based on the computing device generating a Bluetooth signal or seeking wireless connectivity with a local wireless router, wherein the computing device being associated with a user and having a social networking application accessible via the computing device; determining, by the wireless sensor , in the social networking application and from the computing device the user's identity on a social networking site; wherein the social network including a content database , wherein the content database having a plurality of images stored therein comprising images being associated with the user from the connected computing device; engaging in network communication with the content database ; detecting one or more ambient conditions using an environmental sensor , the environmental sensor including a light sensor for detecting a brightness level as one of the one or more ambient conditions; analyzing the one or more ambient conditions to determine ambient condition factors comprising a range of values that define the one or more ambient conditions; retrieving at least one of the plurality of images from the content database and downloading the images to a local memory device associated with the display device based on the determined ambient condition factors; selecting images for display from the local memory based on the ambient condition factors; and generating the output display on the electronic picture frame of the selected images, the output display reflecting the brightness level. detecting, by a wireless sensor , the presence of a computing device based on the computing device generating a Bluetooth signal or seeking wireless connectivity with a local wireless router, wherein the computing device being associated with a user and having a social networking application accessible via the computing device; determining, by the wireless sensor , in the social networking application and from the computing device the user's identity on a social networking site; wherein the social network including a content database , wherein the content database having a plurality of images stored therein comprising images being associated with the user from the connected computing device; engaging in network communication with the content database ; detecting one or more ambient conditions using an environmental sensor , the environmental sensor including a light sensor for detecting a brightness level as one of the one or more ambient conditions; analyzing the one or more ambient conditions to determine ambient condition factors comprising a range of values that define the one or more ambient conditions; retrieving at least one of the plurality of images from the content database and downloading the images to a local memory device associated with the display device based on the determined ambient condition factors; selecting images for display from the local memory based on the ambient condition factors; and generating the output display on the electronic picture frame of the selected images, the output display reflecting the brightness level. <EOS>