Use of social network sites accelerating?
It seems to me that the use of social network sites is accelerating. It's now moving beyond the first circle of early adopters who are specifically interested in the social software meme. An example, I just recently received a LinkedIn invite from Rudy Limeback.
I'm registered at LinkedIn and have noticed that activity seems to be taking off. You might want to get in as it seems to be nearing "critical mass"...
Read on for more thoughts on this out-of-the-blue invite
The interesting thing is, I don't really "know" Rudy. He was one of the very knowledgeable posters on Evolt, a web development and design list, of which I was also a part.
In some ways, I consider this spam. I don't recall having had personal contact with Rudy on anything that wasn't list related. On the other hand, I always really respected his answers and definitely acknowledge him as a master of his craft (SQL wizardry and DB design in general). Since LinkedIn is my "connect to everyone" social network site (as opposed to Tribe.net, where I only link to people I've met), I did link to Rudy.
So is being part of one social networking site or another becoming a pre-requisite for anyone who is an Internet professional? Simon Willison is someone else that I recently noticed commenting that he had joined LinkedIn (and who I also become aware of through Evolt).
If you are a professional in any industry (consultant, lawyer, accountant, etc.) it's probably a good idea to start a blog or at least a profile that people can link to. This is a good way of ensuring that any searches on your name actually come up with good, relevant links to you at the top. Putting your own content on the web is the best way to solidify your (digital) identity.
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An inquisitive Chartered Accountant from Halifax
I am new to the internet and I am surfing here and this is so cool. I did a search in the search engines on "accountants" and I found your web blog.
I am a chartered accountant in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and thus my interest in searching for "accountant" on the WWW.
I just wanted to see how the rest of the world thinks about chartered accountants and see what trends and technology are happening in the accounting world. It is quite interesting, the different things discussed on a website found by searching for "accountant" in the search engine.
Respectly yours
Stephen J.
[ This is slick. Very slick. I actually had to think about it, AND follow the link, before I figured out whether this was comment spam or not. I think it is, so I removed the link. Please do post again if you're really an accountant. Cheers - BM ]