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Kevin Cullen has been writing for The Boston Globe since 1985. In July 2007, he started writing a metro column and was awarded the Batten Medal by the American Society of Newspaper Editors in 2008 for a series of columns about people facing adversity. His column appears on Tuesdays and Sundays.

With this year’s Bell Ringer Awards quickly approaching (Monday, June 7), what better time to catch up with last year’s Young Professional award winner, Adam Novak of PAN Communications? Adam, who won the crowd over at last year’s dinner by thanking his mom, will be presenting the award to this year’s winner, passing the torch on to the next PR up-and-comer. I caught up with the PR star to discuss the field and his future (sans mom).  Here is what he had to say:

In today’s world of burgeoning social networking sites, it’s not uncommon to have multiple profiles on multiple platforms. Many people are using Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Digg and many other sites on a daily basis. However, as these sites become more popular and companies start to do business using social media, it becomes difficult to draw a boundary line between what parts of the Net are for your personal use and what could be viewed from a professional standpoint.