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Ask HN: Is social media useful to your career as a developer?

3 points by mprev ↗ HN
I'm curious to know how people make use of social media in their careers.

For me, Twitter is where I cement connections with people, HN is often where I feel I can check the pulse on a topic, but LinkedIn, Facebook, and others have no bearing on my professional life.

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bitdeep
I'm trying Social Detox, only trying to keep on track with HN and some Reddities.

Abandoned Facebook, LinkedIn, Tumblr, etc, too much noise.

Trying to keep Twitter, but, Twitter keep you on a social bubble, so, HN is best to capture trends.

tyzerdak
I abandoned facebook and twitter year ago. I use hn instead to kill time and watch tv series (the killing, mr robot, sillicon valley, etc)
rvz
If you asked me in 2009, a GitHub would be enough for a developer's portfolio in the context of an open-source developer. Given the mainstream status of Twitter in referencing tweets as "evidence" in online articles or participation in conferences/meetups, it may be wiser to be on Twitter to market yourself as a dev, rather than the rest of the alternatives.

Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Snapchat serve no utility for a single developer but instead benefits better for an organisation.

Fr33maan
LinkedIn is a big source of career opportunities for me, many recruiters send me messages and some had very interesting offers.
catacombs
You don't ~need~ social media, per se. I've made a decent living not relying on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn. I hear about good jobs the old fashion way: Through in-person connections.

If anything, email is my social media.