Hiding from the Web is Foolish: 5 Steps to Smarter

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[Joanna Young]

Great advice here Rosa, I'm sure many people will find this useful as they learn how to start connecting on the web.

I don't use it much myself any more but Facebook is another worth mentioning - people will look for and find you there, and you can make your profile more or less business like depending on your purpose.

[Rosa Say]

I don’t use Facebook either Joanna, however I know many people who are true fans. My sense of it is that Facebook is good when your interests are more personal or related to connecting with people in academia (it seems to have more alumni associations since started in use on college campuses), however LinkedIn might be a better call for those who want to connect for professional or business reasons.

It does bring up a good point - choose the apps you will establish an online presence with based on what you hope to have them achieve for you, and who you wish to connect with there: What do most of those you want to network with use? As Stephen Covey would say, “Begin with the end in mind.”

[Rosa Say]

Update:
Some great comments have come in at the original version of this posting at Say “Alaka‘i” and you might want to click over for a look. The most recent one there is triggering a follow-up post I will publish this Sunday for Koa Kākou.