Comments on: What Does Your Name Google? http://www.postcardsfromthefunnyfarm.com/what-does-your-name-google/ Thinking outside the box. Wondering at the world. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:14:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Damien Riley http://www.postcardsfromthefunnyfarm.com/what-does-your-name-google/#comment-1820 Damien Riley Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:42:08 +0000 http://www.postcardsfromthefunnyfarm.com/?p=1007#comment-1820 I thought it was rain, turns out it was wind and my dog scratching on the stucco outside.  Thanks for noticing the Twitter postcard down below :) I thought it was rain, turns out it was wind and my dog scratching on the stucco outside.  Thanks for noticing the Twitter postcard down below :)

]]> By: Marcia http://www.postcardsfromthefunnyfarm.com/what-does-your-name-google/#comment-1819 Marcia Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:26:30 +0000 http://www.postcardsfromthefunnyfarm.com/?p=1007#comment-1819 I've googled my entire family among others. I discovered a charity I donated to had published my address. That didn't make me happy, back then, but I don't live there anymore.  Amy had a point about seeing what is out there.  An online resume is a great idea for you "young ones" who still choose to work for a living! PS. I read your post card at the bottom, cool idea.  It is raining there? You don't get much rain, do you? I’ve googled my entire family among others. I discovered a charity I donated to had published my address. That didn’t make me happy, back then, but I don’t live there anymore.  Amy had a point about seeing what is out there. 

An online resume is a great idea for you "young ones" who still choose to work for a living!

PS. I read your post card at the bottom, cool idea.  It is raining there? You don’t get much rain, do you?

]]> By: Damien Riley http://www.postcardsfromthefunnyfarm.com/what-does-your-name-google/#comment-1818 Damien Riley Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:45:46 +0000 http://www.postcardsfromthefunnyfarm.com/?p=1007#comment-1818 Hi Amy!  That's kind of scary to think that employers (academic that is) will Google your name.  What if they confuse your listing with a serial killer of the same name??? LOL.  That's why you need a digital resume updated and on hand.  I used to use Yahoo! Hot Jobs and then i stole their template and just started keeping my own.  Don't get me wrong, I plan to retire teaching elementary school as I do now in about 20 years give or take ... but there are always those little side jobs like part time college teaching or freelance writing where it's great to just shoot a resume out on demand.  I suppose if you don't then you are victim to what they find on Google ;) Hi Amy!  That’s kind of scary to think that employers (academic that is) will Google your name.  What if they confuse your listing with a serial killer of the same name??? LOL. 

That’s why you need a digital resume updated and on hand.  I used to use Yahoo! Hot Jobs and then i stole their template and just started keeping my own.  Don’t get me wrong, I plan to retire teaching elementary school as I do now in about 20 years give or take … but there are always those little side jobs like part time college teaching or freelance writing where it’s great to just shoot a resume out on demand.  I suppose if you don’t then you are victim to what they find on Google ;)

]]> By: amypalko http://www.postcardsfromthefunnyfarm.com/what-does-your-name-google/#comment-1817 amypalko Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:12:00 +0000 http://www.postcardsfromthefunnyfarm.com/?p=1007#comment-1817 Wow, only 47%!  That's quite shocking to me.  I regularly vanity google, because I want to try and determine my own internet profile as much as possible.  I'm hoping to become an academic, and I know from experience that when you go for a job, or present a paper or put a piece forward for publication, your name will be googled.  To my mind, you need to know what they're going to find.  This is one of the main reasons why I don't go in for anonymous blogging either. Wow, only 47%!  That’s quite shocking to me.  I regularly vanity google, because I want to try and determine my own internet profile as much as possible.  I’m hoping to become an academic, and I know from experience that when you go for a job, or present a paper or put a piece forward for publication, your name will be googled.  To my mind, you need to know what they’re going to find.  This is one of the main reasons why I don’t go in for anonymous blogging either.

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