uID.me – Your Simple, Online ID Card
You probably wouldn’t go on a job interview without the proper attire, and you most definitely wouldn’t just pick up whatever is laying around “just because you need to”. We think you’d spend a little time, and perfect the outfit so that you look the part, and not just act the part. So, if you wouldn’t go with anything but the best combination for your job interview, why would go with anything less than the perfect profile for your online presence? There’s a lot of tools for this, but today we present you with another great alternative: uID.me!
We tend to take our online presence a little too serious sometimes. The sheer amount of information on our Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn profiles is simply staggering, and you can really learn a lot about someone if you are friends with him on Facebook. The debate about sharing content is going really strong, but the fact remains: we share a lot. That’s why sites like uID.me try to make it a little less messy, and a little more about you.
A Simple Profile, For A Change
When it comes to your Twitter or Facebook profiles, there isn’t a whole lot for you to customize. Sure, there’s profile pictures, but every social network has those. There’re cover photos, but they are often neglected by users and brands.
When a person comes to your Facebook profile, they aren’t greeted with some new and exciting photographs or anything similar, just another Facebook profile. We’re not saying that’s a bad thing, though – it’s the way Facebook works and that’s fine. But you could really make yourself a favour and start a uID.me site, because of its sheer simplicity and the way it showcases YOU.
While being simple can be a double-edged sword, there’s really nothing wrong with a site that aims to be as simple as possible while also providing users with enough information to start any sort of communication with you. UID.me works by allowing you to make a profile page that you customize and make your own. Starting from a quick creator tool, you can choose what you want to show to the world, and fill out the profile in minutes. Upload your own personal image and whichever image you’d like to be the background and you’re all set!
As Easy As 1,2,3!
The good thing about this is that it doesn’t really take up a lot of your time, and it lets you make your own web ID card if you will. The service offers you some good tools to add your Facebook, LinkedIn and other accounts as icons on your profile, and lets other users send you a message directly through the service, which is a nice touch.
There’re unlimited options when it comes to the design of your profile. While working on this article, we’ve come across simple, rudimentary profiles with just a few lines of text, but we’ve stumbled upon profiles that have high-resolution backgrounds, QR codes, all sorts of information and more. If you want to take control over your online brand, this is one of the ways to do so, and a way that allows you to send out your profile to other people and even get better jobs.
That brings us back to the beginning of this story. Remember that you wouldn’t like to go badly dressed to a job interview, so why wouldn’t you add uID.me to your list of online profiles? It only makes your online brand stronger!
