One of the most fun and interesting things about our site is that you never know who you’re going to find. While we’re all about creating beautiful pages to showcase who you are, about.me was also created for discovering others and making connections with them. Not sure how to start making connections? Try searching for places (ones you’ve lived in and others you’d like to visit) and interests. My discovery of Nav Singh‘s page (in our header photo) came through my interest in wine.

Follow your whims as you continue searching. Click on other people’s interests and don’t be afraid to add and remove different search terms. That’s how I found Jeremy Blum‘s page which immediately stood out because of his photo.

Once you find someone interesting, don’t forget to check out their collections at the bottom of the page. There’s a good chance that the people in their collections will have something in common with you too.

Click the Discover button. Check out the Staff Picks, Featured and Popular pages and you’re guaranteed to find a lot of great people like humanitarian and former Miss Florida, Jessica Minhas.

Finally, take a look at the people who have complimented you, viewed your page, share your location, and more.  That’s how I discovered Thuli Msomi‘s page, below.

So go exploring, view other pages, give compliments and connect. You could find your next favorite musician, photographer, friend, colleague, cofounder. The possibilities are endless when you take the time to discover others and all the photos, stories, videos and more that their pages have to offer.

It’s the time of year when students finish class, commencement speakers share words of advice, and graduates proudly collect diplomas.

It’s also a great time to update the contact information on your about.me page, starting with educational info. Both recent and not so recent grads should make sure their educational details are up to date.

Including educational information is a great way to connect with current or former schoolmates or simply other alumni from your school. Add your high school or university information and see who else on about.me represents your alma mater. You may be surprised by who you’ll find!

about.me engineer, David Brock, has University of Texas at Austin on his page. By clicking on that school in his bio, anyone looking at his page can see others on about.me from his same university. In this way, others researching University of Texas at Austin student or alumni pages, are more likely to find David or others associated with the school.

So take some time to click on Edit Page (biography tab!) and update your missing education information. To have even more people see your page, add your most recent professional experience and your current location. Including more info will allow your page to be visible when someone is looking for people in your city, town, or line of work.

Once you’ve made updates, don’t forget to promote your page (via Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin) to let others know your updates.  And if you have Gmail, be sure to add it as a beautiful signature to your emails. It’s easy!