Comments on: Changing your Twitter profile = creating a new identity https://rossdawson.com/changing-your-twitter-profile-creating-a-new-identity/ Keynote speaker | Futurist | Strategy advisor Wed, 27 Jul 2011 07:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Ross Dawson https://rossdawson.com/changing-your-twitter-profile-creating-a-new-identity/#comment-3027 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 07:21:00 +0000 https://rossdawson.com/?p=3588#comment-3027 In reply to Sheila Greenfield.

A great question Sheila!

I don’t think there are any easy answers here – everyone needs to find a way of presenting themself that feels authentic but also represents capabilities potential clients want, and that should be different for each person.

As you suggest, part of it is finding the creative, personal message that marries the two.

One approach I have used is to design a series of ‘aspirational’ personal descriptions that reflect how I want to present myself, and to work hard to justify them. It should be an ongoing life-long process to uncover who you are in both work and social contexts, and present that in meaningful ways…

]]> By: Sheila Greenfield https://rossdawson.com/changing-your-twitter-profile-creating-a-new-identity/#comment-3026 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:30:00 +0000 https://rossdawson.com/?p=3588#comment-3026 Hi Ross, you’ve seen my twitter profile, and it does describe who I am but doesn’t include work information. I can use a web link to do that.  If I am establishing a personal brand, then it must be personal and not sterile or I will not be attracting/or attracted to the kind of creative people I want to speak with; at the same time, I realize this doesn’t contain the type of catch phrasing business jargon that most put in their profile. It’s a balance, and I simply can’t see myself as the “social change agent, marketing and innovation geek’ who wants to eventually become an innovation consultant.  In my estimation there are far too many people who advertise they are good communicators (a necessity for social media/SEO/web developer/marketing people) but fail to sell the “dream” in their profile.

What are your thoughts on this?

]]> By: small business growth https://rossdawson.com/changing-your-twitter-profile-creating-a-new-identity/#comment-3025 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 17:20:00 +0000 https://rossdawson.com/?p=3588#comment-3025 Social media is a key component for small business success!

]]> By: Nick Stamoulis https://rossdawson.com/changing-your-twitter-profile-creating-a-new-identity/#comment-3024 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:30:00 +0000 https://rossdawson.com/?p=3588#comment-3024 I would say that your online presence overall (including social media profiles) make up your identity.  Since people search for information online, it’s often the first impression that you give.  It’s important that it be accurate and up to date. 

]]> By: Ross Dawson https://rossdawson.com/changing-your-twitter-profile-creating-a-new-identity/#comment-3023 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 06:58:00 +0000 https://rossdawson.com/?p=3588#comment-3023 In reply to Rob Scott.

Big, interesting issues here. In short, we do have a choice whether to actively engage online, but the reality is that personal success will be increasingly driven by our online presence. So is it really a choice?

I do think employers and others will over time understand these issues and be more subtle in not necessarily looking for the ‘loudest’ voices, but that could take a while.

]]> By: Rob Scott https://rossdawson.com/changing-your-twitter-profile-creating-a-new-identity/#comment-3022 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 05:30:00 +0000 https://rossdawson.com/?p=3588#comment-3022 Read this article today on “virtual Suicide’ (https://bit.ly/kiSqGa) which has ruffled Facebooks feathers – but of more interest to me is the ‘Rise of the ‘virtual self’ and the implications of not having an online profile – there are lots of good reasons to have an up to date profile, but not sure I like the behavior that is needed to support it – your thoughts ?

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