Editor Profile - Denny K Miu was the Founder and former CEO of two companies, Gigamon Systems and Integrated Micromachines (now Touchdown Technologies). Denny has extensive experience in developing technology, products and business relationships. He has been a Professor, an engineer, an entrepreneur, a team leader as well as an individual contributor.
Denny is currently the Executive Editor of LoveMyTool.com.
Denny's Note: I have been experimenting with Google Buzz. It is an interesting tool that could have lots of potentials for the LoveMyTool community. For now, it is also a unique forum allowing me to write about things that interest me, but not necessary related to LoveMyTool or StartupForLess. Occasionally, I will re-post a popular item. Hope you enjoy.
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**Google Got us by the Profile**
"Personal" branding is a new concept, especially for us technically-oriented people. In the past, our "brand" is associated with our job and the company what we work for, most likely for life. Then it was with our industry since it was accepted that we will change job at least four times within our lifetime. But at least we will work within a chosen sector of our economy. But now with the recent downturns, it is clear that it is possible for an entire industry to disappear. So now our loyalty needs to be with ourselves.
Interestingly, those who are in the entertainment side have been doing this for years. Dancers and actors are accustomed to carrying their "portfolio" from gig to gig. In the last three weeks I have been experimenting with Goggle Profile and Google Buzz, I believe they are powerful tools for us to build our portfolio.
Anyone who is self-employed, unemployed or under-employed should start now and experiment with Google Buzz to build contents for your Google Profile. It is possible that you will still need a webpage for your business (or potential business) but brand building is about engagement. And there is no better place to engage than in Buzz.
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