Is rel=me necessary?

Selected answers from the Dumb SEO Questions Facebook & G+ community.

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  Neeraj Kumar: I plan to make a profile page with all the details of my family, education, career, other engagements.
  
  Surely I will add my social links in this page? I have heard thet ?rel=me should be placed in my social buttons to tell search engines that its me? Please advice...
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  Ritu Ahuja: +Neeraj Kumar ;R u talking abt google authorship. You want to link your social links with your personal profile?
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  Neeraj Kumar: Yes +Ritu Ahuja I am creating a standalone page with my images, other necessary details and also major social media links like Facebook page, Twitter profile, linkedin, Google+ links.
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  Edwin Jonk: From the expert panel in this weeks SEO Questions hangout on air on 00:52:57 into the YouTube video: https://dumbseoquestions.com/q/is_relme_necessary +Neeraj Kumar
  
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