Comments on: The Google Problem http://www.bri-lance.net/2009/the-google-problem/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:10:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tom http://www.bri-lance.net/2009/the-google-problem/#comment-39 Tom Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:14:26 +0000 http://www.bri-lance.net/?p=223#comment-39 I wonder if this won't eventually lead to the internet almost taking a step back to where it used to be, where your identity and handle were very different things. People can pretty quickly figure out that zohogorganzola is me, but if I wanted to, I could create a new online personality that isn't linked to me. Maybe the concept of categorizing your contexts into differently named online personas, that aren't linked to your real self, will become more popular. It'd be interesting if in 20 years resumes generally had "Name, email, portfolio handle" where you could search for the last one and it'd return all of the professional results that that person wants to show employers and colleagues. This would also help with people who's names aren't as pro as yours. I have a VERY generic name, so I'm not googleable. Search findings: My name doesn't return anything about me, because "Tom Chandler" is a SUPER generic name, but my handle "zohogorganzola" returns my profiles on digg, reddit, twitter, goozex, gamerdna, and a few forums I registered, but not active, on (a competitive gaming one and an archive for windows drivers). Most of the results, however, are sites that repost twitter and reddit content. Also, when googling you, facesaerch.com (yes, the url is spelled like that) comes up. You name is prefilled in the search, your face is the first result, my face is second because you favorited a tweet of mine. I wonder if this won’t eventually lead to the internet almost taking a step back to where it used to be, where your identity and handle were very different things. People can pretty quickly figure out that zohogorganzola is me, but if I wanted to, I could create a new online personality that isn’t linked to me. Maybe the concept of categorizing your contexts into differently named online personas, that aren’t linked to your real self, will become more popular. It’d be interesting if in 20 years resumes generally had “Name, email, portfolio handle” where you could search for the last one and it’d return all of the professional results that that person wants to show employers and colleagues. This would also help with people who’s names aren’t as pro as yours. I have a VERY generic name, so I’m not googleable.

Search findings:
My name doesn’t return anything about me, because “Tom Chandler” is a SUPER generic name, but my handle “zohogorganzola” returns my profiles on digg, reddit, twitter, goozex, gamerdna, and a few forums I registered, but not active, on (a competitive gaming one and an archive for windows drivers). Most of the results, however, are sites that repost twitter and reddit content.

Also, when googling you, facesaerch.com (yes, the url is spelled like that) comes up. You name is prefilled in the search, your face is the first result, my face is second because you favorited a tweet of mine.

]]> By: admin http://www.bri-lance.net/2009/the-google-problem/#comment-38 admin Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:14:28 +0000 http://www.bri-lance.net/?p=223#comment-38 Yeah, see? And that's totally creepy. My point exactly. I was a really big fan for awhile in my teenage years. Yeah, see? And that’s totally creepy. My point exactly.

I was a really big fan for awhile in my teenage years.

]]> By: Jody http://www.bri-lance.net/2009/the-google-problem/#comment-37 Jody Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:38:14 +0000 http://www.bri-lance.net/?p=223#comment-37 I see you reported a Tori Amos sighting back in 2001? You've got explaining to do! ;) I see you reported a Tori Amos sighting back in 2001? You’ve got explaining to do! ;)

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