Prepared for an Informatics class presentation, this powerpoint introduces the web hosting service About.me. Walking the user through setting up an account and linking social profiles, this is a very basic submersion into what is quickly becoming one of the top resources for information on artists, professionals, and other online users. Please feel free to take this survey and tell me what you think: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XPBH5XM

1. Shari Stapleton, RN, BSN
July 17, 2014
WHAT ABOUT.ME?

2. WHAT IS ABOUT.ME?
• Personal web hosting services co-founded in
10/2009 by Ryan Freitas, Tony Conrad, and Tim
Young
• Briefly owned in 12/2010 by AOL four days after
going public, but now back under Conrad’s
ownership since 02/2013
• Allows for identity ownership
• Projecting with maximum protection
• Encompasses all facets of your life
• Portable and universally accessible
• Easy to create and manage

3. WHY ABOUT.ME?
• Improved presence on the web
• Has a great rep, trusted by Google as one of main
sources for information on artists, professionals,
and online users
• Instantly public
• Marketing for business, brand, and reputation
• Job search assistance
• Put it on your application
• No coding or tech skills required
• Free to start with free analytics

4. OBJECTIVES
• Create a professional profile on the stated website.
• Design and implement different collection groups to sort through any
connections made.
• Navigate the settings for notifications.
• Connect at least one social networking profile to the about.me profile.
• Develop at least one networking email through the website.

5. CREATE

6. ABOUT ABOUT.ME

7. JOBS AT ABOUT.ME?

8. DESIGN YOUR PAGE

10. COLLECTIONS GROUPS

11. NOTIFICATIONS

12. SOCIAL NETWORKING

13. EMAIL

14. EMAIL FOR NETWORKING

15. SURVEY
What did you
think?

16. REFERENCES
About.me. (2014). Retrieved July 14, 2014, from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/About.me
Riman, T. What is about.me: benefits of signing up. Retrieved July 14,
2014, from http://www.seomworld.com/2013/11/what-is-aboutme-
benefits-of-signing-up.html#.U8drdhazBuY