June 6, 2015

Why You Should Google Yourself




[From article]
Whether it's a potential employer, current employer, budding romantic partner, long-time significant other, or someone else in your life, there's a good chance they have or will run a Google search for your name. Do you know everything that they'll find?
The answer could make a difference between a job and the unemployment line, or ‘happily ever after’ and nights alone. That's why you need to run your own search first.[. . .]
Afterward, switch over to Google's Image Search at images.google.com and locate any pictures of you. It's much easier to scan hundreds of images quickly than hundreds of links. You might be surprised at the images you find.
If you're worried that specific images have escaped your control, you can run a reverse image search. This is one of the slickest things you can do using Google Search.
On the Google Image Search page, click the camera icon in the search bar. Then paste in a link to the image, or upload an image, and Google will search the Internet for it. Your image can turn up even if it doesn't have your name or other identifying information.
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Even if you don't find much now, someone might post something about you in the future.
That's why you need to set up a free Google Alert for yourself. This service sends you an email when your name, or other information you choose, pops up online. It’s a great, easy way to monitor your own digital reputation.

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2015/06/06/why-should-google-yourself-now/

Why you should Google yourself now
By Kim Komando
Published June 06, 2015
The Kim Komando Show

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