The Importance of a Good Gravatar
Your Gravatar is an image that follows you from site to site appearing beside your name when you do things like comment or post on a blog. Avatars help identify your posts on social media sites, blogs and web forums, so why not on any site?
Many sites today access the Gravatar system, so when you comment on a forum, or post on a friend's blog, the icon next to your comment is the image that you want it to be, not just a generic icon. You can help shape a more customized, personalized web experience for yourself and others.
If you don't have one already, go to Gravatar.com to set up your account today. It is a simple process and your Gravatar is linked to an email address. You Gravatar account can handle multiple images and email addresses. It as a central place to facilitate your consistent visual brand identity on the web.
If you set up a Gravatar a while back and haven't checked on it in a while, be sure to log in to your account and update your photo. According to their recent blog post: "If you’re using a low-resolution image of yourself that you cropped from a friend’s Facebook photo two years ago, then it’s time for an update." They are now set up to handle images up to 2048px! The last thing you want is for your avatar image to look pixelated like it was taken from an 8-bit Super Mario Bros game.
It is also a good idea - when trying to present a professional appearance - to use a professional photo. It is not that expensive to have a nice portrait taken of you, and it will look much more professional than a cellphone snapshot. Let me know if you need help getting that image to look perfect or contact your favorite photographer.
Good luck and I hope to see you and your Gravatar soon!
Social Media and Blogging
As time progresses i find my self more and more embedded in social media sites. Clients often rely on me as their authority and the subject. I often differentiate my updates on Facebook from other networking sites like Linked in or Twitter.
All in One
Some people prefer to have a one point system to take care of all their social media in the same place. Fortunately, there is one easy way to update all of your social media from ANYWHERE - by using Ping.fm. Ping.fm is a simple and FREE service that makes updating your social networks a a snap! "Post From Anywhere » To Anywhere" is their slogan – use your phone, email, IM or one of another 3rd party application and your message will be posted to any or all your choice of social networks on their "mega list".
An alternate service is Hellotxt which allows you to do the same thing for the same price (FREE) I am not sure which one is better, but if you have experience with one or the other, please let me know.
Stick and Move
If you are just sticking to one network or another, you can always use an app on your mobile phone to do so:
For the iPhone / iPad:
For the Blackberry:
Blogging
If you are a blogger (like me) and want to automatically post your blogs to your various networking sites, you can use one of these plug ins:
How to Link Twitter and Facebook
If you want to b eable to update your twitter account with your facebook status, simply install the Twitter application and allow it to make updates for you. It's as simple as that!
Add your Linkedin profile to Facebook
This application is available to people who want to post their Linkedin profile on Facebook. They also provide detailed step by step instructions on how to use the app.
Add the Twitter app to LinkedIn
If you are a Linkedin Buff and want to track twitter through the Linkedin interface, simply install this app and it all comes together.
I hope all these links were helpful and informative. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask!