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This one time I had a conversation with my family about leaving your name and personal info on the web.
Because even companies and other institutions screen you through the internet and judge you based on what they find.
So I began to think, how many links does Google find if I typed my name.


So I think I'm pretty clean and anonymous on the web.

Now my question is, how clean or dirty are you on the internet?
Type your name in google, you might need to use "NAME SURNAME" to get a finer search.

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I typed in my First and Last, and my First, Middle and Last names and absolutely nothing came back to me, interestingly enough, because I purposely make it easy to figure out who I am and general information about me. A number of times it's led to a job, reacquainting old friends, or people sending me questions because they're curious about something (which I enjoy answering immensely.) Don't forget that a footprint/fingerprint on the internet, or anywhere for that matter, can be a very good thing when you leverage it correctly.

Obviously, my Facebook and Twitter come up. Since I have a gmail account, I apparently automatically have a Google+ account as well. *Rolls her eyes* Kinda need that gmail account to have a Youtube account, so yeah.

Apparently, there's someone whose middle name is my first name, and they share my surname. :P

For some reason, there's a MyLife.com thing with info about me. No idea how that happened, and it's kind of... annoying. Of course you can sign into it via Facebook...

Quote from: Tekner on 2013 Feb 02, 08:35:20
I typed in my First and Last, and my First, Middle and Last names and absolutely nothing came back to me, interestingly enough, because I purposely make it easy to figure out who I am and general information about me.

Nothing? Wow, that's rare, really rare.

Quote from: Tekner on 2013 Feb 02, 08:35:20
A number of times it's led to a job, reacquainting old friends, or people sending me questions because they're curious about something (which I enjoy answering immensely.) Don't forget that a footprint/fingerprint on the internet, or anywhere for that matter, can be a very good thing when you leverage it correctly.

That is correct, not everything should be negative about that fingerprint (therefore the topic was started to raise awareness).
My step dad for instance, as an architect, he needs to get as many contacts and possible clients as possible.
Or my brother, who needs sponsors for the charity-rally he's participating in.

But of course it should also be known that are people who miss out on jobs because of embarrassing fingerprints.

*Googles first and middle name*
Yeah, I'm not gonna search 71 pages if anyone is me.

I barely make it past the first page in google.
Not going to try.

I went through 10 pages of my name, just to find out. There are like 500 people with the same exact name as me.  :l

For my full name, middle included, I came up with 5 links total: 2 to some ancestry website I've never heard of, and three to my mom's memorial page.  Without the middle I came up with a lot more links, but at least the first 3 pages seem to have nothing related to me.  Having no social networks besides a couple forums, where I use screen-names, I guess I shouldn't be too surprised.

Quote from: Tekner on 2013 Feb 02, 08:35:20

But of course it should also be known that are people who miss out on jobs because of embarrassing fingerprints.

I've heard more than my fair share of stories of people not getting a job because of what they've posted online, and its that exact reason I try to be very careful, especially when my real name is on the line.

nothin' on me. There are a lot of people with my name although it isn't a very common one.

Looks like my name's pretty common, too, though with first middle and last together, I get weird lists of my entire family from a place my dad used to work at...

Well, I discovered there is a detective in VA with my name, and some guy in Exeter, UK, which is hilarious as I used to live snd work in Exeter, Ontario....
My Facebook amd google plus popped up, but surprisingly, neither of my deviantart accounts popped up.

Also an old Co worker of mine was talking about me on twitter, lol

How am I reminded of Dwayne from The Office?

My name is common so that's not a problem, I also use a business email and a private email so people can't look me up by my favorite username.

my name is everywhere and it looks like ill need some pledge to get my fingerprints off

Google suggests bart wars when I look for my name  :3

Huh. My name's rare, but common. It's strange...

And I barely even pop up in any of the results

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For my nickname/sona's name: I search Jenzy and I get Spanish YouTube videos. The hay?! o.O

But add Pony at the end, then you finally found me o_o

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In conclusion, I search my natural and actual name and my usual nickname and I'm nowhere.

Search Jenzy Pony and you'll finally find the stuff I've done X3

Oh gosh... *hides*

Im everyhwere because of TV...
Here... (https://www.google.com/search?q=Sophie+Kimery&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=fflb)

I am completely Under The Radar...I found no trace of me on the internet ovO

I found only three links that pertain to me. Two were from school and the other was some registration thing for when I went to Bronycon.

No pictures at all.

I hardly exist.  ovO   

Hmm... Apart from an old Twitter account (That I'll delete)  and my post on Anneli Heed's Facebook, nothing showed up!

That is odd... I mean... I even have a Facebook and I share my name everywhere! :P

As for "Julius" nothing showed up. For "Julius Pony" only a link to my art thread showed up...

Now, if you search for my other two usernames... lol

For my first and last name I found only one thing ralated to me which is a post I did on facebook long time ago and a lot a guy who as my same name and he's is creppy :I

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For my nickname, I'm everywere o_O

I Found nothing on me. I AM AN NINJA

All the hater posts on Facebook my mom did under my name. >A< And one apology post. X3

Quote from: McSleuthburger on 2013 Feb 02, 18:11:40
my name is everywhere and it looks like ill need some pledge to get my fingerprints off

Oh my gosh you're right! Haha!

I did some more searching and included information I've released publicly, which is my first and last names, and my state and city. All I got was my change.org user page, my soundcloud page, something on a Heroes character, and something about Google Maps. Yeah I'm pretty far under the radar it seems.