Things 10 and 11 reflecting on social networking mainly

I can see that it would be useful to have a mentor in life. But I'm not motivated enough to get one! Next!

Back  on more comfortable ground...social networking.  Here is where Facebook is really handy for communities.  For example, there's a group of volunteers who do conservation work on the hill opposite my house.  Their FB page shows how their work is improving the conservation and facilities on the hill.  I haven't seen a slowworm for decades, but there's a great photo of one found on the hill and now I can't wait to go and find one!  I like being able to share my own pictures and reflections.    Also Bridport has an active twitter community and I have been to one of their "tweet ups" at a cafe so I do recognise the people I'm following.

Not sure I like the terminlogy "lurk".  Are we all lurkers now..?  Discuss...

Present and correct - Thing 3

I am enjoying thinking about Thing 3 - my personal brand.  I realise I have not got consistency in my branding in terms of design, but hey, I'm not selling artwork!  Getting a more up to date photo on my Linkedin account and a photo of me on the blog is top of my to-do list.  I find uploading photos a bit of a faff, hence the procrastination. A check on my name in google shows my twitter, linkedIn, FB and now blog pages all on page one.  I guess my name is not that common - unlike some (so glad I do not share the name of a murderer!).

I heard an interesting discussion on the subject of personal branding on the BBC Radio 4 series The Digital Human.  David White commented that once you get beyond about 80 people in your Facebook network, you are moving into the realms of broadcasting your image and from that you are then moving more into the world of celebrity.  What a thought! Glad my FB page has about 40 followers and that's enough for me.