Kay,

Thanks for posting this video... I think it's great!  I've been trying to explain to all my "old" real estate buddies why I've developed this interest in blogging, and why I have FACEBOOK and MYSPACE sites (I have both business and a personal sites).   They think I'm too old for all of this and that it's a waste of time.  I feel a bit defensive about it, but now I can email them the link to your post here for an explanation.  It's so well presented, and certainly better than I could have explained it.  Now I need to check out LinkedIn. Do you have sites on all of these?

I use these site for my online reputation.  I've never recieved a client directly from a social network, but many clients have "googled" me and found my pages making me appear to be quite savy!

Jan - It's hard to explain all this to people who "just don't get it." My favorite is how to explain SEO to a construction worker, but it's a little naughty for AR. I don't think we're ever too old to learn new things! I have profiles on all the sites, but the MySpace page is basically a name holder - which everyone should have on all the social sites, even if they don't want to put anything else up yet.

Ben - Very good idea. All these show up on Google, and also provide links to your site.