Comments on: Have You Googled Yourself Lately?

By: Jodee

Jodee — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:56:26 +0000

@ Michelle: It is sad. I’ve worked in a number of law firms, and not too much that you can tell me about lawyers would surprise me (unfortunately). I can understand your being freaked out.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:43:06 +0000

@Jodee…I’ve reported her before for other things she’s done which were pretty underhanded. Sad the things lawyers can do “legally”.

Seriously, they said there was nothing criminal about her comments. The bar association said they needed more info. Submitted “more info” and I’m waiting.

The whole thing really freaked me out though.

By: Jodee

Jodee — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:12:49 +0000

@ Michelle: That kind of behavior is unethical to say the least and may be a criminal offense. I hope you reported her actions to the appropriate Bar Association.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:58:19 +0000

I had my ex husband’s LAWYER google me too. She began leaving comments on websites that I write for which was slightly uncomfortable explaining the situation to my editors.

I hate to bring up the negative, but people should know this too. If you have a particularly vindictive ex who is looking for “dirt” to be used against you in court…be extra careful what you write under your own name.

Yes, it can be good to have your name show up on a search; it can also be “bad”.

By: Jenny B

Jenny B — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:27:43 +0000

Hi Jodee,

I did just that after I read your article yesterday. My first thought was how many of me are there? Quite a few, with my name. Even so, I was able to locate several comments that I had made and some that others bearing my name had made. I was relieved that my comments were presentable to my kids and family, as I would like them to be on the chance that a potential employer googles me too.

By: Gina-Marie Cheeseman

Gina-Marie Cheeseman — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 02:54:24 +0000

Every now and then I Google my name. It lets me know what is being written about me.

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:58:07 +0000

I often use Google, along with the site: delimiter, to narrow my results. This provides publishers with a more current portfolio of my writing and reduces my need to constantly update my web site.

By: Thursday Bram

Thursday Bram — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:05:36 +0000

I think it’s very useful to search for my name fairly regularly — in addition to learning what prospective clients will see about me online, I’ve actually found some instances when people have been using my articles without my permission.

If you’re checking out your search results, it’s worthwhile to run your name through Yahoo and MSN as well — many people use these two search engines, and they can return very different results than Google.