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I came upon a really timely and interesting blog entry yesterday, because it is something that impacts me and I am sure some of you as well. With social media being everywhere, including in business, one has to seriously think about the identities which one has online and how it impacts your professional and personal lives. I blogged on this already but felt a need to "wheel and come again". Most people would have started off with a personal Facebook profile or a personal blog. That's how I started. Then companies started getting involved in social media and the landscape changed from being just about "me" and more about "us", and especially in a case where you are actively involved or recognised professionally, your social media profiles probably need a review. Not only that, but there is greater convergence of the personal and professional.
I have several social media identities, between work and play-
- Blogs - this one is more professional while I have others, which are more personal in nature
- Twitter - a healthy balance of the two
- LinkedIn - I don't know if there is any other way to use LinkedIn other than personal branding for business and professional networking
- Flickr/Photobucket - personal
- Facebook - my profile here is strictly personal
But here is the rub. I also manage a few professional profiles on YouTube, Flickr and of course, Facebook. Before pages came along, one had groups and if any of you have a group, you would know that when you send messages to your members, regardless of the name of the group, your personal profile photo and your name go out with the message. READ MORE...
