Who doesn’t have online content nowadays?
There are daily updates on Facebook and Twitter, entries on your blogs, a professional resume on Linkedin, photo galleries on FlickR and Picasa, video uploads on YouTube or Vimeo, and check-ins with Four Square. With so many social networks, there is bound to be chaos in organizing all this content into one.
You have a choice.
Either design a personal website and begin creating links. OR you can avail of the free service of About.me or Flavors.me. These two fantastic sites have one goal in mind – to give you a single landing page that pulls together all your web information. In the old days we used to call this the ‘homepage’, which is the default page of a website. Now this aggregator has a fancier term – a Splash Page.
Why the nifty name? Because this page does exactly what it means. It creates an impact, particularly when the chosen image for the page’s background covers the entire computer screen. I have seen individuals use a mesmerizing photograph, a collage of their portfolio, or even just a photo of themselves (My sister and I fall in this category!).
And with the ability to pull content from popular social media, create a bio, and add rss feeds and hyperlinks, About.me and Flavors.me makes for an auspicious personal or professional online business card.
I created accounts with both services. While they are equally amazing, I have a little partiality to About.me. The design tools give more leverage and the profile statistics are a real genious! Of course I could also have been swayed by the free pack of Moo.com business cards (I love them! Did you see my review?). Or it could just be the name. About.me seems easier to remember and is a little more catchy.
However, my sister, Cai, seems to prefer Flavors.me. Which I agree has the upper hand in offering RSS feeds so that the entire content is pulled within the Splash page. With this feature, I have seen companies create a menu of their services, which is pretty cool. They also have the option of upgrading to a mere $20/year so you can avail of all the options in customizing your site. Now that is one great deal!
So whether it's About.me or Flavors.me, just give both a try and start creating your own Splash Page! Regardless of their minimal differences, I highly recommend both sites. After all, I am all about organizing chaos.
Here's more information on both sites:
ABOUT.ME:
FLAVORS.ME:
Another great, useful and fun tech tip! Checking these sites out as I type. Thanks, Cara! -Cay