Github follow me icon/badge/button

githubFollow.html

<!-- Just replace **USERNAME** by your github username :-) -->
<style>
#followGithub {
   color: #121516;
   text-shadow: 0 1px 1px #ccc;
   padding: 0.2em 0.4em;

   -moz-border-radius: 5px; 
   -webkit-border-radius: 5px; 
   border-radius: 5px; 
   -moz-background-clip: padding; -webkit-background-clip: padding-box; background-clip: padding-box; 

   -moz-box-shadow: 0px 0px 2px #666;
   -webkit-box-shadow: 0px 0px 2px #666; 
   box-shadow: 0px 0px 2px #666; 

   background-color: #eeeeee;
   background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, from(#eeeeee), to(#aaaaaa)); 
   background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #eeeeee, #aaaaaa); 
   background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #eeeeee, #aaaaaa); 
   background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #eeeeee, #aaaaaa); 
   background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top, #eeeeee, #aaaaaa); 
   background-image: linear-gradient(top, #eeeeee, #aaaaaa);
   filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorStr='#eeeeee', EndColorStr='#aaaaaa'); 
}
#followGithub img { position: relative; top: 2px; margin: 0 6px 0 0; }
</style>

<a href="https://github.com/users/follow?target=**USERNAME**"
   title="Follow **USERNAME** on Github" id="followGithub" class="noBg">
   <img src="https://github.com/favicon.ico" />Follow me on Github
</a>

I don't think this works now.

Github has updated their favicon for a double sized retina asset. just need to specify an height on the img rule.

Worked for me! Thanks!!