I talk to a lot of tech sales people and I often find myself doing some casual Google research on them. I've had problems with sales people over-promising becau

I talk to a lot of tech sales people and I often find myself doing some casual Google research on them. I've had problems with sales people over-promising because they didn't understand the product they were selling, so I'm often interested in how long they've been with the company they are repping. And the answer is usually one Linkedin request away. I can also get their eduction and previous work history from there, which is useful in framing how well they know the industry as a whole and whether they have any technical background to understand what they are selling. From there, a lot of people link to personal projects or blogs. I don't know why; in a professional context, most personal blogs make you look like an idiot.