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Promoting your career in cyberspace

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If someone searches for you on the Web and finds nothing, do you exist--professionally? More and more, the answer is "maybe not". The online community is no longer just a resource; it's an expectation that anyone who is anyone have an online presence. And that means professionally as well as personally. You can no longer expect your professional standing to progress if you don't have an easily accessible, broadly informative presence on the Web. But that's not going far enough; you've got to contribute something--sharing information with your peers via blogs, speakers, webcasts and articles. Other choices are social networking sites like LinkedIn. More than ever, getting ahead and remaining on the upward curve in your career involves taking these steps.

Learn more about promoting your career online:
- read the article at ComputerWorld
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and check out this piece at DailyTechRag 

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I say this is a double-edged sword. I've seen folks get on the blogospehere and talk when it is time for them to make a career move. And then they would be idle for maybe years with no online presence since there is no longer that "need". When you moved on and look back (any search engine results), you may want to change some of the content that you've already posted since now you are in a better place professionally. To their surprise it is very hard to "erase" your history and might work against you at times. I guess "common sense" prevails in these matters.

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