I got this title from an article by Will Richardson, in which a number of thought provoking issues were addressed. At the forefront of concern was the issue of 'self googling'.Self googling is basically doing a search on yourself to discover what has been written or submitted 'on your behalf'. The scary part of this concept, is that you often do not have any control of what is or is not stated . . . meaning it is likely that much of what is written is in fact, fiction.
If you analzye the scenarios . . . either (1) you will google well, in which case there are no concerns; (2) you google very poorly, meaning others have access to this information and may judge you on what they read, irregardless of the truth or falsity of the piece; and (3) you won't google at all, meaning - who are you and why aren't you jumping on board with technology?
Having a postive presence on line is crucial. I think it is for this reason that everyone should google themselves regularly and attempt to make corrections and connections that need be. In other words, this is your chance to reveal your positive contributions and personality to the world. Why not start a 'file' on yourself - before someone else does?
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Good points Leanne. I was particularly struck by the third point about not having an identity. Dr. Couros did an excellent job about the ideas around a positive and negative digital footprint, but no footprint at all! I hadn't given it much thought. In a way I feel like my footprint has been blocked by a much larger footprint. How do you get found online when your name is the same as one of the world's most prolific and popular writers? I have created an identity as Kicode, but unless you know me you don't know this. Does this make me invisible? Hmmmmm!
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