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Being part of the social web is not an indicator of professionalism. However, you may learn about someone's professionalism based on what they have online if th

by Kaizyn 16y ago

Being part of the social web is not an indicator of professionalism. However, you may learn about someone's professionalism based on what they have online if they participate. Keep in mind many good professionals have life outside of their work and don't have the time or interest in open source projects or giving free advice on sites like stack overflow.

techbio 16y ago
You are absolutely right. But being a 'professional' is more than just having a good personality. Where do they hang their shingle? What do they associate with?
pbhjpbhj 16y ago
>Being part of the social web is not an indicator of professionalism. Not at all? I'm not saying you need to be tweeting what you had for lunch or anything but having some presence on the social web is probably a good indicator in a broad swathe of fields. For example if I'm after a graphic designer and they're on LinkedIn|Facebook|Twitter or somesuch then it's an indicator that they're clued in with modern advertising, likely to have their finger more on the pulse, likely to be happy corresponding via the 'net, etc..
- varjag 16y ago
  No, not at all. Not any more than having a phone number or email address. Maybe even less.
  - pbhjpbhj 16y ago
    I'm fascinated that people on HN find that taking part in online social networks (like HN) is an anti-indicator of professionalism (in all fields).