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Google (long)
Google is scaring me for a few reasons.
I read in an advice column yesterday about this woman who kept a blog. She went on an interview and the interviewer googled her and read in her blog that she went on an interview and the guy was pretentious or something like that, and he called her on it and she was embarrased.
DH has been telling me he hates that I am on myspace because anyone can find out information about me, etc. I told him I dont put up a lot of info about myself and barely any pictures of myself.
I googled my name and nothing came up. But I googled hbradio (some of you may know I am hbradio on LIW and I use it for everything else) and a ton of things came up. Mostly links to LIW and LIF AND myspace! If you click on images there are some of my wedding pictures, the pic of me and Dave Matthews, and old Simpsons avatar I had on LIW.
So basically someone can find out my name, age, where I live, when I got engaged, when I got married, etc. a ton of stuff. This is scary. I am sure some of you have experience with this stuff as well. He ll maybe this post will even be searchable on the internet now! Besides the fact that I dont want exes finding out things about me - who knows what else can be done with all of this information? Its frightening!
What can we do to get this information off the internet????? Excuse my ignorance for certain things I am sure I should have not put up anything at all to begin with - ugh....its just feel like an invasion of privacy.
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Posted 2/27/06 11:52 AM  |
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nrthshgrl
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Re: Google (long)
I think the big thing is not to use your last name. I give my email address (which has my last name) in FMs only.
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| Posted 2/27/06 11:55 AM |
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DjPiLL
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Re: Google (long)
Posted by missus-hbradio
Google is scaring me for a few reasons.
I read in an advice column yesterday about this woman who kept a blog. She went on an interview and the interviewer googled her and read in her blog that she went on an interview and the guy was pretentious or something like that, and he called her on it and she was embarrased.
These people are just stupid. I mean REALLY stupid.
DON'T KEEP A BLOG ON A PUBLIC INTERNET WEBSITE IF YOU DON'T WANT EVERYONE IN THE ENTIRE WORLD TO HAVE ACCESS TO IT
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| Posted 2/27/06 11:57 AM |
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leighla
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Re: Google (long)
I'm concerned too!
Some of you may remember that someone from this site was able to find my personal email address from some things they were able to collect from here and LIW.
I've tried to pull down any old information that potentially could identify me, but it's really hard to get everything.
I understand that it's a business and they want there to be traffic to this site, and a lot of people found LIF by searching on a topic one of us posted about, but I think the thread text should be "unsearchable" so any random Google person looking up PCOS or Dr McDreamy doesn't wander into my post.
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| Posted 2/27/06 11:58 AM |
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I am mostly upset about my pictures - I DO NOT want my exes to see them. Some of them have asked to see them and I dont want to share them - and now they get to see them anyway.
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| Posted 2/27/06 12:15 PM |
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GenLCSW
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Re: Google (long)
very scary...
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| Posted 2/27/06 12:15 PM |
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MelToddJulia
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Re: Google (long)
Thats crazy, I just put mine in and some posts came up that I posted on but thats it. I cant believe that!!
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| Posted 2/27/06 12:15 PM |
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dandr10199
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Re: Google (long)
I put in my name and found out I was quoted in USA today 2 years ago! I was at red mountain spa and they were doing a piece on the spa. I remember talking to a reporter who came up to me on my way to a yoga class there. I had no idea I was quoted.
A ton of old work related stuff came up that was pulblished as well.
Message edited 2/27/2006 12:21:52 PM.
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| Posted 2/27/06 12:21 PM |
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Re: Google (long)
Posted by dandr10199
I put in my name and found out I was quoted in USA today 2 years ago! I was at red mountain spa and they were doing a piece on the spa. I remember talking to a reporter who came up to me on my way to a yoga class there. I had no idea I was quoted.
A ton of old work related stuff came up that was pulblished as well.
The work related stuff is good I think. The fact that you were quoted and didnt know it - yikes!!!!!!!!!
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| Posted 2/27/06 12:26 PM |
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Re: Google (long)
I put my old name in and a thread came up with me & Dmangel Felicia LOL Crazy
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| Posted 2/27/06 12:37 PM |
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skew
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Re: Google (long)
that IS scary. i am VERY careful in re: to what information i post (regardless of what site i am on). i NEVER post personal information or my real name.
call me paranoid but ya never know who is out here lurking.
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| Posted 2/27/06 1:28 PM |
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People have been fired for blogs left and right. I keep a blog on a site that allows to regulate who reads and who doesn't, and a woman on that site was fired for comments she made in her blog. It was quite high-profile, she was in the Post and the Daily News, but she could have been smarter- she didn't care who knew her last name, and she also blogged while at her job. It was only a matter of time.
There are ways to protect yourself, but many of us can be too trusting.
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| Posted 2/27/06 2:06 PM |
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Eva Luna
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Re: Google (long)
Posted by dandr10199
I put in my name and found out I was quoted in USA today 2 years ago! I was at red mountain spa and they were doing a piece on the spa. I remember talking to a reporter who came up to me on my way to a yoga class there. I had no idea I was quoted.
A ton of old work related stuff came up that was pulblished as well.
I recently googled my name as well and also found out that I was quoted on some Bridal magazine a few years back.
There's no way of deleting the info I think, because it's archived. I also googled my screen name of LIW and all my posts came up from there and theknot. Pretty scary!! 
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| Posted 2/27/06 2:12 PM |
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LadyMaravilla
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Re: Google (long)
ok I just googled ladylainez and I have a whole LIW/LIF & myspace came up. 
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| Posted 2/27/06 2:18 PM |
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ChristineR
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Re: Google (long)
Posted by meltodd604
Thats crazy, I just put mine in and some posts came up that I posted on but thats it. I cant believe that!!
Yea me too
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| Posted 2/27/06 2:29 PM |
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Rapunzel
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Re: Google (long)
scary
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| Posted 2/27/06 2:31 PM |
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Re: Google (long)
We all seem to forget that we are on a public forum sometimes...
I did my LIF name and nothing came up (too generic) but a whole bunch of stuff came up with my LIW name and posts from LIW.
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| Posted 2/27/06 2:32 PM |
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Rapunzel
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Re: Google (long)
Posted by Cheryl
We all seem to forget that we are on a public forum sometimes...
I did my LIF name and nothing came up (too generic) but a whole bunch of stuff came up with my LIW name and posts from LIW.
I just tried my LIW name and a bunch of posts and pictures came up the one good thing is that I doubt anyone would try to look me up with the my LIW name. Still, I don't like it.
(edited mispelled word)
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| Posted 2/27/06 2:36 PM |
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Re: Google (long)
Since everything is already archived it doesnt make any sense to change screen names then?
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| Posted 2/27/06 2:38 PM |
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LadyMaravilla
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Re: Google (long)
Posted by missus-hbradio
Since everything is already archived it doesnt make any sense to change screen names then?
I know, I won't either. Since it's going to come up anyway.
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| Posted 2/27/06 2:38 PM |
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MelToddJulia
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Re: Google (long)
Posted by missus-hbradio
Since everything is already archived it doesnt make any sense to change screen names then?
If u change your screen name do u start all over again?
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| Posted 2/27/06 2:43 PM |
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skew
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Re: Google (long)
Posted by sasha
I also googled my screen name of LIW and all my posts came up from there and theknot. Pretty scary!!
how did you do this? meaning, what did you type?
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| Posted 2/27/06 2:43 PM |
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ChristineR
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Re: Google (long)
Is there a way to have the pictures removed?
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| Posted 2/27/06 2:45 PM |
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skew
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Re: Google (long)
Posted by ChristineR
Is there a way to have the pictures removed?
from LIW and LIF or other sites?
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| Posted 2/27/06 2:46 PM |
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MrsJ
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Re: Google (long)
YEP! I had the same thing happen. People can and will find out if you're out there.
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