#TheProfileProject #2 @JamieJBartlett

#TheProfileProject #2 @JamieJBartlett

by | Jan 5, 2016 | #TheProfileProject | 0 comments

@JamieJBartlett “My profile picture is of me, standing in Waterstones, staring point blank close up at a copy of my book The Dark Net, which was for sale in there. It’s a ridiculous photo. I chose this because I am of course trying to sell copies of my book, and so this is an easy way of reminding people that it’s out there. “More generally the choice of a photo is quite a difficult one. I don’t like those which take themselves too seriously – for example pictures with celebrities or on the television – as I think it looks too much like brazen personal branding. Although we’re probably all at it anyway – I definitely use Twitter to self promote – I guess I prefer to do that in a more subtle way. I also think part of the benefit of Twitter is that it allows you to share things about yourself so others can see what you’re like, and therefore I usually prefer a mildly humorous or slightly silly picture than something too serious. But, of course, it also needs to be recognisably me. “I’ve not really ever thought about how often I change it, it’s only in answering this that I realise I have changed it at least half a dozen times. That is nothing more than getting a bit bored at seeing the same photo over and over again! One final point: as interesting at the photo is the biography people describe themselves with.” You can find out more about #TheProfileProject here and connect on Twitter...
#TheProfileProject #1 @natwm10

#TheProfileProject #1 @natwm10

by | Jan 4, 2016 | #TheProfileProject | 0 comments

@natwm10 “Believe it or not, I struggle with social media, despite having a personal Twitter account and looking after three other work based accounts. I struggle because I always saw social media as a shouting post for the loudest and the brashest, I didn’t want to post mundane pictures or comments that didn’t mean anything. I then found out that it’s so much more than that. Twitter certainly is where I now go to find out about the latest news or to find information on professional matters or on anything that interests me really. I have had a Twitter account for around five years and I now have my third avatar. My first was a street sign that had the names of three villages on near where I live, with deep blue sky in the background. I have no idea why I put this on there but, I like where I live and perhaps, being quite sentimental, it reminded me of home. “I then got quite into Twitter, as well as meeting new people that shared the same interests as me (meeting being sharing the odd 140 word tweet).  I remember at the time reading a lot about if there isn’t a real person in the avatar then other people can often think that they are maybe a tweet bot. Which is slightly odd really considering that my tweets were clearly from a Sheffielder! (thee, thy and reyt) So I changed my avatar to a slightly dodgy looking picture of me. There you are Twitter, instead of tweeting with a street sign, you are now tweeting with an uncomfortable looking man...