BuddyPress 1.7.X Add some social icons on a profile header, at the right of the avatar below the activity meta Pictures are send by CSS with the <i> tag Goes into theme's functions.php file. Tested on BP 1.7.2 and bp-default theme.

gistfile1.txt

// add some social icons on a profile header

function bpfr_socialize_profile () {  
	echo '<br>'; 
	
//check if the field contain a value. If it has one show it.
	if ( $data = bp_get_profile_field_data( 'field=Twitter ' ) ) : 
	?>
	
<a href="http://twitter.com/<?php echo xprofile_get_field_data( 'Twitter', bp_displayed_user_id() );?>/" target="_blank" title="Twitter"><i class="icon-twitter"></i></a>&nbsp;

<?php endif; // end of the field value check

	if ( $data = bp_get_profile_field_data( 'field=Facebook ' ) ) : 
	?>

<a href="http://facebook.com/<?php echo xprofile_get_field_data( 'Facebook', bp_displayed_user_id() );?>/" target="_blank" title="Facebook"><i class="icon-facebook"></i></a>		
	
	<?php		
	endif;
		}
add_filter( 'bp_before_member_header_meta', 'bpfr_socialize_profile' );