Google profiles are now live and available to the public. This is a powerful service that can help increase your personal visibility on the internet.

Sign up for your profile here: http://www.google.com/profiles

After signing-up, you can provide a variety of information about yourself, including:

• Your picture
• Your first and/or last name
• Nickname
• Where you grew up
• Where you live
• Where you work
• Schools you’ve attended
• A biography
• Links to web sites you wish to list
• Pictures from your Picasa, Flickr or other online photo albums
• Contact information, which can be shared selectively with people

Any of this information can be optionally displayed. Google profiles will be a powerful and useful means for finding people and/or allowing yourself (and your selected information) to be found by those looking for you, and distinguished from anyone else who may share your name.