tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post340065706936707515..comments2024-03-17T02:20:03.772-05:00Comments on Riding With The Top Down: You've Been GoogledKathleen Eaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561028604927993773noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-34226969854665344872009-04-16T17:02:00.000-05:002009-04-16T17:02:00.000-05:00Way back in the dawn of time (1993) I was on the I...Way back in the dawn of time (1993) I was on the Internet. And I liked it. And I knew where it was going.<br /> <br />So, my 1993 self said, "Let's enjoy this, while keeping ourself off of it." "OKAY!" was my perky answer, and thus is has remained ever since.<br /> <br />This is my pen name. I use it because I like my privacy. And when I get published, I don't want it to be easy for people to find the real me. I'm happy to spread my pen name all up and down the Interwebz, and I kind of feel sorry for the one or three people in the US who actually do have this name. But that's not my problem.<br /> <br />My real name - you'll find maybe 4 or 5 instances of it on the web. No, really. In 16 years, I kept that contract with my 1993 self and continue to keep my private life private.<br /> <br />All of this to tell you, I'm not a felon, don't do drugs, and a fairly nice person and you ain't gonna find a hint of me on the google. So don't despair if the boyfriend seems to have popped into your daughter's life as a fully formed humanoid with no history. He could simply be private, just like me.Venus Vaughnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01948376896570994277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-19025990173514101272009-04-16T15:38:00.000-05:002009-04-16T15:38:00.000-05:00I google a lot and I have been googled.I google a lot and I have been googled.Estellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04199693275287344161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-1175531234584499132009-04-16T15:02:00.000-05:002009-04-16T15:02:00.000-05:00I just read an article in some magazine that said ...I just read an article in some magazine that said "google it" has become the new phrase for telling the truth. Example- A person might say "I read that Brad Pitt wants to build a house on Mars, Google it!" I thought it was funny and I can totally relate to the phenomena because anytime that I don't know an answer I hop on the computer to google.<br /><br />I also saw on the Today show, just this morning, that parents should use Google to keep track of their children and all the sexting that is going on. Sexting? I'm old and had to think a sec about that. Anyways, a parent should use Google to look up names and phone numbers. Who knew?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-33029861855306483022009-04-16T14:10:00.000-05:002009-04-16T14:10:00.000-05:00Googled is *so* a word, LOL! Popular vernacular. ...Googled is *so* a word, LOL! Popular vernacular. I'm sure it'll make it into the dictionary soon. And yes I IM, text, facebook and google. Drives my husband nuts. He says, "Why don't you just *call* them?" Oh and also mass email to the kids so we get long chain hilarious replies regarding the dog's Easter candy eating episode or their dad's pic wearing TV headphones. It's fast, easy, a way to include everyone. I love the technology!KylieBranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02521116390801346909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-42696960054503476232009-04-16T13:44:00.000-05:002009-04-16T13:44:00.000-05:00I'm constantly googling people, places and things....I'm constantly googling people, places and things. I think Google is one of the best inventions in the modern age.Tori Lennoxhttp://www.torilennox.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-18692965387506275522009-04-16T13:13:00.000-05:002009-04-16T13:13:00.000-05:00Interesting 'daughter date' screener :o) i can se...Interesting 'daughter date' screener :o) i can see the value.<br />I google often but generally for research. Like Keri, though, I just don't think about it for people. Maybe I will now, too :o0Cindy Gerardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13311224531297908704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-51874661251469860902009-04-16T12:36:00.000-05:002009-04-16T12:36:00.000-05:00It's not something that I ever thought of doing lo...It's not something that I ever thought of doing lol. On the other hand, I've been known to be too trusting!catsladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375770995988927860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-18521346587734164872009-04-16T12:29:00.000-05:002009-04-16T12:29:00.000-05:00I google everything, including people. Actually, i...I google everything, including people. Actually, it can be a smart move. There is so much information on the internet. Before you enter into a contract, it might be useful to know that the other person had been fined for fraudulent actions by the SEC. (true case)fliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16778574048526674171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-76168102572841776342009-04-16T11:54:00.000-05:002009-04-16T11:54:00.000-05:00I google everything too, except I hadn't thought t...I google everything too, except I hadn't thought to use it to check into boyfriends. Thanks, Michele! lolHelen Brennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680081195181747377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-21559998070650562452009-04-16T11:16:00.000-05:002009-04-16T11:16:00.000-05:00I can't wait 'til Elizabeth becomes a police offic...I can't wait 'til Elizabeth becomes a police officer. She already has a "presence." When she was in high school one of her friends had an abusive boyfriend. He was afraid of Elizabeth. The thing is, she's never gotten into a fight. But don't tell anybody.<br /><br />I guess ideally your daughter should be the one doing the google. Men oogle, we google. Now that's progress!Kathleen Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561028604927993773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-52608825951942864512009-04-16T09:48:00.000-05:002009-04-16T09:48:00.000-05:00This is interesting! I wasn't sure what people wo...This is interesting! I wasn't sure what people would think about this, and I admit, I'm a little surprised that more people don't google.<br /><br />Keri's mention of an aunt doing a police background check reminded me that when I was a teen, and dating, my mom had her own sort of Google. My uncle was police chief in our small town. So every guy I dated, she call and check with him. <br /><br />Heh. Let me just say, I dated some doozies. I went for the bad boys. So my mother got an earful. <br /><br />So maybe that's where I got my 'need to know' gene.Michele Haufhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255612473985897103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-36708969088459369502009-04-16T09:41:00.000-05:002009-04-16T09:41:00.000-05:00Ah, Michele, you've hit on a topic that really nee...Ah, Michele, you've hit on a topic that really needs scanning in the Shakespearean sense. (Notice how the meaning of that word has changed since the Bard used it.)<br /><br />I google (yep, I've used it in books with no objection) a lot, but I don't think I've done it on a personal level. (It really surprised me when my son told me I'm in Wikipedia.)<br /><br />I just don't know. Kinda like going straight to the courthouse and looking up the public records on the new guy, isn't it? I think I'm with the people who like the gut-check method. We want our kids to master that skill. Sure, use all available sources when the gut waves a flag, but basically I'm against search the drawers and closets unless there's cause for alarm. <br /><br />But you and your daughter have a great relationship, and she's spelling out the name, so it sounds like it's all good in the Hauf house. And, really, I have no answers. The Information Age has a flip side--the Misinformation Age--and I'm "conflicted." Still scanning.Kathleen Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561028604927993773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-91799116335886604102009-04-16T09:11:00.000-05:002009-04-16T09:11:00.000-05:00Just out of curiousity, I did Google my name and w...Just out of curiousity, I did Google my name and what I found was a definition from the Urban Dictionary "1)a girl that makes you crazy in love for no apparent reason; 2)a classic example of a black girl name given to a white girl". Hmmm...<br />And I found out that the Shawntel who was Miss America was in 1996, not the '80s. Wonder how many pages I have to did to find me?GunDivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02965363044411500380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-65314470200136275912009-04-16T09:08:00.000-05:002009-04-16T09:08:00.000-05:00I google everything. (pssst...used as a colloqial...I google everything. (pssst...used as a colloqial verb I don't think we have to capitlize it anymore what do you think? Language lives and breathes right?)<br /><br />Seriously, I google constantly. i was working on a friend's resume and she couldn't give me her job objective other than to say, "I need to work so my dogs don't go hungry."<br /><br />Off to Google.<br /><br />Want to find an author?<br />Off to Google.<br /><br />Want to research a cancer drug?<br />Off to Google.<br /><br />What to know the right length shifter cable for a 35 year old international Scout? Off to Google.Debra Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03992776098849029414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-2420703142495469002009-04-16T08:43:00.000-05:002009-04-16T08:43:00.000-05:00I don't. Mostly because I don't think of it! My go...I don't. Mostly because I don't think of it! My googling for people info is pretty much tapped out for editor/agent searching. That can be a full time job on it own when you're preparing for submission.<br /><br />Other than that, if I'm trying to look for someone (like I have a name, but no email), google, here I come!<br /><br />And no, I don't find it creepy. <br />*Says the girl who has an aunt known to run police background checks on possible dates!Keri Fordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03342480359177235075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-22525995543235759292009-04-16T08:42:00.000-05:002009-04-16T08:42:00.000-05:00I have googled a few people, but I am a great beli...I have googled a few people, but I am a great beliver in the "eyes are the window of the soul". I want to look into a person eyes to really know what they are all about. When I meet people for the first time and especially those involved with my family, I can tell right off if this person is going to be a good fit. I like the little tells about a person. Googling is fine, but the real way to know a person is too look into their eyes. <br />If you have seen "Steel Magnolias", Clairee looks at somone and says "You have the eyes of a seriel killer". The eyes tell it everytime.Kathleen Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10750925187927330976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-59655400537035965202009-04-16T08:36:00.000-05:002009-04-16T08:36:00.000-05:00Michele, it's a tad creepy. I've googled a few pe...Michele, it's a tad creepy. I've googled a few people, but mostly the ones my daughter would call "creepers". Otherwise, I don't really trust what I find on-line about anyone. That said, there's been a lot of talk recently from our Placement Directors at the college about potential employers Googling applicants and looking for them on Facebook - which I find extra creepy. However, I can see why an employer would want to see "the real" person; but what if the profile on Facebook isn't an idicator of what a hard-worker the applicant is? So what if they got a little drunk at a bachelorette party? What does that have to do with their job performance?<br /><br />I think I'll just stick with the old fashioned gut feeling about people; either I like 'em or I hate 'em. Has worked (mostly) for years.<br /><br />Oh, and if you want to Google me, my name is spelled S-H-A-W-N-T-E-L *grin* and, no, I'm not the Shawntel who was Miss America in the '80s.GunDivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02965363044411500380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27662400.post-24235093634772807412009-04-16T05:01:00.000-05:002009-04-16T05:01:00.000-05:00I "google" people occasionally. Usually to locate...I "google" people occasionally. Usually to locate web resources. But lack of a presence on the web doesn't necessarily indicate a serial killer past, honest. Some people are just too busy to "facebook" or never got into the social networking thing.<br /><br />Some people just have to be dragged kicking and screaming into the techno-revolution. Or is that techno-evolution? sigh. I think I may be one of those. I get comfy with my technology and don't want to be disturbed.<br /><br />But I do enjoy a unique and interesting web site. hint, hint.<br /><br />I'm off to google my kids.Betina Krahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11379124690406269848noreply@blogger.com