Comments on: Keep Your Online Persona Clean!

By: ahmed,attashani

ahmed,attashani — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 04:12:33 +0000

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By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 16 May 2008 21:05:58 +0000

Elle- I think like the article said- you can control the first sites that come up on a google search just by increasing your presence on the internet- be it through your own website, blog, or writing articles for other sites. This will push your inappropriate, unfortunate namesakes down on the list so at least they aren’t as prominent…

By: marscole

marscole — Tue, 13 May 2008 17:35:08 +0000

i did google search and tons of unrelated-exactly “me” lol…

By: elle

elle — Sun, 11 May 2008 00:56:13 +0000

Recently I ran a google search on my name and weird sites came up…ones that I am not affiliated with, but random words are used in in the search title. And by weird, I mean inappropriate. How do I remove my name from linking up with these websites?

I suggest everyone google their name. signing up for anything online can get your name into a search database that could be used inappropriately.

Anyone have this problem and know how to solve it?
Its just weird to see my journal article abstracts listed and then right after have an inappropriate site follow after.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 09 May 2008 05:39:38 +0000

Maybe you shouldn’t even HAVE a Myspace or Facebook site.
And maybe they don’t use google, but altavista or yahoo or whatever else, so check those, too!

By: anonymous

anonymous — Sun, 04 May 2008 20:47:32 +0000

what about people with the same name as you and their sites pop up on google? what if a school discriminates against you based on a profile/pictures that they think is you, but isn’t? how closely do they look to make sure it is the actual student?

By: MiraCheskis

MiraCheskis — Sat, 03 May 2008 15:48:01 +0000

Thank you SO much. This has inspired me to go ’round the net NOW (two years to go on a Bachelors) instead of in a year or two…

Thank you!! Excellent article!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 03 May 2008 02:54:41 +0000

Employers or Schools that look at your facebook or myspace pictures are not violating your right to privacy! If you want these photos to be private do not post them on the WORLD WIDE WEB. No one is saying that you cannot have the pictures. Just be careful with who sees them.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 02 May 2008 21:26:29 +0000

My residency director googled me before I did a sub-i at his program. I thought he was joking until he started asking me about stuff that had popped up on his google search. Don’t worry…all professional! But it’s a good reason to keep an eye on what’s on the internet about you, and google yourself once in a while.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 01 May 2008 20:59:47 +0000

These sites are definitely checked by admissions committees of professional schools. They are easily accessed and crossed checked by name. Resources for admissions committess are not that tight especially when it comes down the the time investment that will go into a professional student. Believe me, they check so clean up your online pages now. It’s easy to Google a name