Comments on: Are you Googlable? http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/03/28/are-you-googlable/ Utterly random, incoherent and disjointed rants and ramblings... Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:20:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Luke http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/03/28/are-you-googlable/#comment-3576 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:16:05 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/03/28/are-you-googlable/#comment-3576 Craig - when I google for "Craig A. Betts" the first hit seems to be your twitter. :) I just realized something... It probably sucks to be named "John Smith". If you are, chances of finding yourself on Google are probably slim to none, unless you really have a good page rank. Craig - when I google for “Craig A. Betts” the first hit seems to be your twitter. )

I just realized something… It probably sucks to be named “John Smith”. If you are, chances of finding yourself on Google are probably slim to none, unless you really have a good page rank.

]]> by: Matt` http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/03/28/are-you-googlable/#comment-3565 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:46:12 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/03/28/are-you-googlable/#comment-3565 I'm a complete google-ghost If you put my name in in quotes then you get 680 hits, but none of them are me Actually there may be one from a school I used to go to, but I'm not completely sure - some friends and me tried this a while back and I can't remember if it was me or one of the others who found themself that way. I’m a complete google-ghost
If you put my name in in quotes then you get 680 hits, but none of them are me

Actually there may be one from a school I used to go to, but I’m not completely sure - some friends and me tried this a while back and I can’t remember if it was me or one of the others who found themself that way.

]]> by: Craig Betts http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/03/28/are-you-googlable/#comment-3556 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:38:13 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/03/28/are-you-googlable/#comment-3556 I am relieved . . . I googled "Craig A. Betts" (using the quotes) and got the whole page. My e-ego is quite happy now. :-) I am relieved . . . I googled “Craig A. Betts” (using the quotes) and got the whole page.

My e-ego is quite happy now. -)

]]> by: Craig Betts http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/03/28/are-you-googlable/#comment-3555 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:35:22 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/03/28/are-you-googlable/#comment-3555 LOL! I did a google on "Craig Betts", and this first hit (third on the list) that was actually me was on your web site! LOL! I did a google on “Craig Betts”, and this first hit (third on the list) that was actually me was on your web site!

]]> by: Luke http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/03/28/are-you-googlable/#comment-3554 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:35:37 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/03/28/are-you-googlable/#comment-3554 Good point. I think privacy is the paramount issue here. But just having an email doesn't alow you to re-connect with old childhood friends, former students and etc. If I don't know your email address there is no way for me to contact you. But if you do have a Myspace/ Facebook account, or a personal website there is a chance I could look you up just by your name. Or say we met randomly at some party. I don't know your name, but we shared common interests. Now I could ask around other people who were at the party about you, but unless you are a pretty girl, I probably wouldn't care enough. But if you are on some social network, the chances are you might be on the "friends" list of someone I know. This way I could easily locate you and drop you a note. And etc... Privacy is definitely a major, major concern. But then again, you are always the person who controls how much private info about you exists online. Good point. I think privacy is the paramount issue here. But just having an email doesn’t alow you to re-connect with old childhood friends, former students and etc.

If I don’t know your email address there is no way for me to contact you. But if you do have a Myspace/ Facebook account, or a personal website there is a chance I could look you up just by your name.

Or say we met randomly at some party. I don’t know your name, but we shared common interests. Now I could ask around other people who were at the party about you, but unless you are a pretty girl, I probably wouldn’t care enough.

But if you are on some social network, the chances are you might be on the “friends” list of someone I know. This way I could easily locate you and drop you a note. And etc…

Privacy is definitely a major, major concern. But then again, you are always the person who controls how much private info about you exists online.

]]> by: Ricardo http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/03/28/are-you-googlable/#comment-3553 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:33:51 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/03/28/are-you-googlable/#comment-3553 Sorry. By "I googlable online presence..." I meant "A googlable online presence...". Sorry. By “I googlable online presence…” I meant “A googlable online presence…”.

]]> by: Ricardo http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/03/28/are-you-googlable/#comment-3552 Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:31:36 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/03/28/are-you-googlable/#comment-3552 I disagree. I googlable online presence is not that important if you have a online presence with a instant messenger or e-mail. Of course that way you would need to be proactive towards your friends and family not to loose contact but would be still accessible online all the time. I avoid specially the social networks because there you are sharing too many private stuff (photos, friends, notes, opinions, habits, etc.) most of the time without knowing that it could be a valuable information to someone with bad intentions. I disagree. I googlable online presence is not that important if you have a online presence with a instant messenger or e-mail.

Of course that way you would need to be proactive towards your friends and family not to loose contact but would be still accessible online all the time.

I avoid specially the social networks because there you are sharing too many private stuff (photos, friends, notes, opinions, habits, etc.) most of the time without knowing that it could be a valuable information to someone with bad intentions.

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