Comments on: Google Me! http://www.meryl.net/2008/06/16/google-me/ Content on writing, tech, business, marketing, social media Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:03:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Meryl http://www.meryl.net/2008/06/16/google-me/comment-page-1/#comment-796843 Meryl Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:30:19 +0000 http://www.meryl.net/2008/06/google-me/#comment-796843 <p>Karen, thanks for pointing out the non-ego benefits of searching for your name -- perhaps, it'll make the rest of us feel better about admitting we track our names.</p> Karen, thanks for pointing out the non-ego benefits of searching for your name — perhaps, it’ll make the rest of us feel better about admitting we track our names.

]]> By: Karen Swim http://www.meryl.net/2008/06/16/google-me/comment-page-1/#comment-796813 Karen Swim Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:15:04 +0000 http://www.meryl.net/2008/06/google-me/#comment-796813 <p>I am tickled pink that I won, thank you! I was even more thrilled to see that my dear blogging friend Yvonne won! Ted, there was a time I did not google myself. I now realize how important it it to manage your online identity. I use Addictomatic to manage my company and personal identity, in addition to setting up Google Alerts for both. I have found improper uses of my company name (people using it to sell porn or put listings on Craigslist) and I have had to take action. It also keeps me in touch with what others are saying about me. Googling yourself is good advice. Now off to google....</p> <p>Karen Swims last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WordsForHire/~3/312980550/achieve-lot-with-just-little.html" rel="nofollow">Achieve A Lot with Just A Little</a></p> I am tickled pink that I won, thank you! I was even more thrilled to see that my dear blogging friend Yvonne won! Ted, there was a time I did not google myself. I now realize how important it it to manage your online identity. I use Addictomatic to manage my company and personal identity, in addition to setting up Google Alerts for both. I have found improper uses of my company name (people using it to sell porn or put listings on Craigslist) and I have had to take action. It also keeps me in touch with what others are saying about me. Googling yourself is good advice. Now off to google….

Karen Swims last blog post..Achieve A Lot with Just A Little

]]> By: Joanna Young http://www.meryl.net/2008/06/16/google-me/comment-page-1/#comment-795712 Joanna Young Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:43:10 +0000 http://www.meryl.net/2008/06/google-me/#comment-795712 <p>I'm very happy that two of my best blogging friends have one prizes, and that Yvonne won a prize by commenting on my post! I'm afraid I'm feeling so good about this I'm not even going to go and google myself... okay, well maybe later :-)</p> <p>Joanna</p> I’m very happy that two of my best blogging friends have one prizes, and that Yvonne won a prize by commenting on my post! I’m afraid I’m feeling so good about this I’m not even going to go and google myself… okay, well maybe later :-)

Joanna

]]> By: Meryl http://www.meryl.net/2008/06/16/google-me/comment-page-1/#comment-795617 Meryl Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:13:32 +0000 http://www.meryl.net/2008/06/google-me/#comment-795617 <p>Ain't that the truth, Karen? Both of my blogs (deaf one, too) get people who were searching for terms that I most certainly don't write about.</p> <p>I imagine you have a lot of fun with your last name.</p> Ain’t that the truth, Karen? Both of my blogs (deaf one, too) get people who were searching for terms that I most certainly don’t write about.

I imagine you have a lot of fun with your last name.

]]> By: Yvonne Russell http://www.meryl.net/2008/06/16/google-me/comment-page-1/#comment-795590 Yvonne Russell Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:51:19 +0000 http://www.meryl.net/2008/06/google-me/#comment-795590 <p>Hi Meryl Thank you so much for the DVD's and thanks to Seth Godin too.</p> <p>I'm thrilled to have won this great prize, and look forward to viewing them.</p> <p>Yvonne Russells last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/GrowYourWritingBusiness/~3/310516714/" rel="nofollow">Writers Cafe - What Do You Enjoy About Writing? Why Do You Love To Write?</a></p> Hi Meryl
Thank you so much for the DVD’s and thanks to Seth Godin too.

I’m thrilled to have won this great prize, and look forward to viewing them.

Yvonne Russells last blog post..Writers Cafe – What Do You Enjoy About Writing? Why Do You Love To Write?

]]> By: Karen Putz / DeafMom http://www.meryl.net/2008/06/16/google-me/comment-page-1/#comment-795571 Karen Putz / DeafMom Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:33:05 +0000 http://www.meryl.net/2008/06/google-me/#comment-795571 <p>I'm always amused at the search terms that people use to find my blog. I get the biggest laugh when I see the ones who Google "Steak 'n Shake Coupons" and end up at Deaf Mom World. Ironic, eh?</p> <p>Also, with a name like Putz-- that leads to some interesting searches too!</p> <p>Karen Putz / DeafMoms last blog post..<a href="http://deafmomworld.com/hp_wordpress/what-i-learned-from-my-dog/" rel="nofollow">What I Learned From… My Dog</a></p> I’m always amused at the search terms that people use to find my blog. I get the biggest laugh when I see the ones who Google “Steak ‘n Shake Coupons” and end up at Deaf Mom World. Ironic, eh?

Also, with a name like Putz– that leads to some interesting searches too!

Karen Putz / DeafMoms last blog post..What I Learned From… My Dog

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