Thursday, January 21, 2010

Do you Google Yourself ?

It's nothing to be ashamed of.

It's probably healthy. Your doctor probably does it to him/herself.

Understanding how you appear online, where you're referenced, what Facebook or Twitter postings are featured is an important piece of knowledge for you to have. Employers look at it, School Principals look at it, and those you may wish to connect with - they look at it too. Your drunken online rantings against the last person or company who did wrong by you probably isn't the image you want out there. Or maybe it is. Either way, Google yourself - or if you want it to feel a little different, Bing yourself. Understand that in these connected times, anything we place online is associated to us, and colours people's impressions of us. If you don't like what you see, change it by removing the offending wall scribbles, posts, pictures or video.

Remember the internet is forever.

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