As a photographer who uses social media, expose your social. What do I mean? Your presence in new media communications and platforms should be an integrated part of your online (and in some cases, offline) identity, not an afterthought or side effort. In tangible terms:
If you blog for your clients and talk [...]
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Almost every social web service features an avatar to represent and identify users… these small user-chosen pictures stand out for identification. Whether it’s Twitter, Flickr, discussion forums, or Facebook, your user picture helps others to quickly identify you. There are some interesting articles on avatars as online identity, but I see two key [...]
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Building Credibility: Creation vs. Commentary
I recently spoke on a panel of bloggers to a bunch of artists that are part of Portland’s Working Artists Network. One of the key points I tried to stress was that one great way to build up one’s credibility and reputation online is to be an active participant on blogs, forums, and other [...]