Contact & Connect
Social Networking Policy:
Below I set out how I use networking websites so that no-one is offended if I don’t friend, connect to or follow them.
Twitter:
I regard Twitter as a communication free for all. I can listen to whoever I like, talk to whoever I like and broadcast to anyone that will listen. Feel free to follow me and I will follow back if I find you interesting.
Defining interesting:
• You live locally to me i.e. you live along the general M4 corridor area of the UK
• You are in some way involved with renewable energy or the carbon markets
• You are a recruiter or internet researcher
• You work in Social Media marketing
• You are funny or otherwise interesting
You may find that I still don’t follow you back. If I look at your profile and you are simply broadcasting your thoughts or blog posts without engaging in conversation, I am unlikely to follow you. If you feel I have missed you (I’m only human after all) feel free to send me a @reply and I’ll follow you.
Follow @TheSourceress
LinkedIn:
Stop by LinkedIn to find out more about me.
But…
Generally, I don’t like to connect to people that I haven’t met in person or at least had conversations with over the ‘phone, IM or Twitter. So if you are sending me an invite, make sure you send me a message telling me why you want to connect. This message needs to better than “We are both members of ‘insert group name here’.”
I also have profiles on Xing and Naymz, where the same rules apply as for LinkedIn
Facebook:
This really is just for friends and work colleagues. I like to have laid eyes on people that I ‘friend’ on Facebook and be invested in my relationship with that person. If we haven’t met in person I am unlikely to accept you as a friend on Facebook.
Email:
If you have any questions about what I do, feel free to get in touch by email and start a conversation.
If you would like to find out more about the company Katharine works for, feel free to take a look at the EcoSearch website or drop Katharine a line at work. EcoSearch is an Executive Search Consultancy specialising exclusively in Renewable Energy.
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This is such a good idea! Very useful to have a written statement that you can refer people to or that they can review for themselves before connecting with you via any particular network.
Great Blog!
I feel guilty - mine is woefully neglected. I get inspiration from my weekly vegetable box delivery. I can write about recipes for hours…sometimes I even make them! My blog/art gallery all the rest will continue to be sadly abandoned until my Year 3 workload eases up a bit. Trouble is…some of the work is really interesting so maybe I should blog about that! I’m really bad at timetabling my inspiration…I tend to just go with the flow.
Hi Katharine,
Just a wee note to say how enthused I was after yesterday’s sourceology track with yourself and Geoff. I thought I was a good web-stalker, but you guys make me look mere mortal. My mind is literally whirling!
Instead of trying to regurgitate X-Ray’s, Peel-back’s and the dark arts of Boolean to the girls and boys I work with, I’m trying to persuade my company to part with some cash and hire you for a seminar (if you’re keen that is). Watch this space (?)
Living not too far away from Reading, I’m pretty keen to get involved in the ‘geek-sheik’ scene a little more, so feel free to spam (hee hee) me with upcoming event’s
Thanks,
Dougie