People in the Industry

I've gathered through observation that people in my intended industry use as many internet resources for portfolio and networking as they can. For a showcase of work, many create wordpress backended blog sites that act as a place other designers can network with, share tips, blog about news, and link to a flickr group or portfolio that houses their work. A great designer who runs the bittbox.com site uses it to give away free design tools (which attract regular visitors) a showcase for his work, and a source of income with ad space and the amount of visitors the site attracts. I added one of my works on flickr to his flickr group with 1,500 members, and within hours it had 60 views, more than others I had up on my flickr page for weeks.
Most don't use Youtube/Vimeo as my intended field of large format advertising doesn't really use video capabilities for their work. A solid online showcase in the form of a blog, or regular website is essential. It will often give a first impression of your work, so it better be impressive or at least to the standards of your work. Flash is overtaking regular static html content as the norm, or so it seems for designers and their personal sites. Content of work is often grouped or categorized by output or media. Logos, print, websites, images, are all categorized. Dynamic content displays that you're professional, interesting, and worth checking out. It shows you're up to date on the latest trends, which companies care about if they're considering you to maintain their company image through new ages of technology. It benefits to be good at using both sides of your brain here.

I found the way the content is distributed on this site is really successful although it's not strictly categorized HERE