As technical people, we often turn to the internet for answers.  Sometimes, the answers require very little digging.

Take the question, “What is the best way to find a job?”

If you Google that, you will find answerbag.com, chiff.com and squidoo.com at or near the top of natural search responses.  Their unanimous answer: networking.

Currently, several dozen websites offer free services to help you network.  How many of them are you using?  How many of them would you like to use?

Within the Career Development Dish, this series of blog posts will consider networking resources one at a time.  We will begin at youare.com.  “You are” describes itself as a microblogging site.  You create posts of up to 140 characters, but also can include video and images.

If you decide to sign up… after reading their Terms of Use and Privacy Policy… be prepared to answer a simple math question on the sign-up form.  That’s their way of avoiding “robo-signups”.

YouAre asks for a lot of information… you can put in your curriculum vitae – as they call it.  Also, you can upload a photo, publish videos and more.  Like many sites, they offer ways to help you invite friends and extend your network even further.

If you’re familiar with Twitter and LinkedIn, YouAre may look like a blend of the two.  The interface looks good, so if you have a message to share even more places on the web, this might be a cool tool for you.

Have you used YouAre?  Let us hear your thoughts and comments.