Comments on: Open Thread: Would You Change Your Name for Google’s Sake? http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/ Rebooting the workforce Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:01:19 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: hungruby http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/#comment-313618 hungruby Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:07:42 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/#comment-313618 <a href="http://www.imagebmp.com" rel="nofollow">Imagebmp</a> - Free Image Hosting is a great free photo hosting for your daily online surfing. 5MB files size limit if register 10MB Unlimited downloads Unlimited Upload No registration (optional) Fast Easy use Sign up today for free ! <a href="http://www.imagebmp.com" rel="nofollow">Imagebmp.com - Free Image Hosting</a> Imagebmp – Free Image Hosting is a great free photo hosting for your daily online surfing.

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]]> By: Marriage names and Google rankings: A feminist 2.0 dilemma at Fem2pt0 : society’s issues + women’s voices http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/#comment-308934 Marriage names and Google rankings: A feminist 2.0 dilemma at Fem2pt0 : society’s issues + women’s voices Sat, 22 Nov 2008 00:46:51 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/#comment-308934 [...] name is forever, once it’s been indexed in Google. There’s been much buzz about how to juice your Google presence by making your name more unusual, but what is a woman to do [...] [...] name is forever, once it’s been indexed in Google. There’s been much buzz about how to juice your Google presence by making your name more unusual, but what is a woman to do [...]

]]> By: Kolz Blog » Blog Archive » How To: Make yourself more findable on the web http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/#comment-66250 Kolz Blog » Blog Archive » How To: Make yourself more findable on the web Sat, 19 May 2007 23:56:18 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/#comment-66250 [...] You're a Nobody Unless Your Name Googles Well [WSJ.com via Web Worker Daily] [...] [...] You’re a Nobody Unless Your Name Googles Well [WSJ.com via Web Worker Daily] [...]

]]> By: Meinen Namen würde ich nicht ändern; hab ich auch nicht nötig « Marcel Janus - WebLog http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/#comment-60077 Meinen Namen würde ich nicht ändern; hab ich auch nicht nötig « Marcel Janus - WebLog Thu, 10 May 2007 09:40:05 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/#comment-60077 [...] Web Worker Daily wurde daraufhin die Frage gestellt ob man bereit sein für ein besseres Google-Listing seinen Namen [...] [...] Web Worker Daily wurde daraufhin die Frage gestellt ob man bereit sein für ein besseres Google-Listing seinen Namen [...]

]]> By: Paul Walker http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/#comment-60070 Paul Walker Thu, 10 May 2007 09:16:00 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/#comment-60070 with a name like mine, NOTHING helps. (though it does make googlism.com rather interesting) with a name like mine, NOTHING helps. (though it does make googlism.com rather interesting)

]]> By: Mrinal http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/#comment-59645 Mrinal Wed, 09 May 2007 19:56:02 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/#comment-59645 I would change my name to Gogol http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/now-anyone-can-be-a-goog-parent.html I would change my name to Gogol
http://mrinal.vox.com/library/post/now-anyone-can-be-a-goog-parent.html

]]> By: Logical Extremes http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/#comment-59639 Logical Extremes Wed, 09 May 2007 19:52:10 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/#comment-59639 It's one thing for an adult to decide how "out there" she wants to be with her name and doings. But it just seems wrong to doom a kid to a lack of privacy in this way. There are plenty of other ways to become findable if it's deemed desirable. It’s one thing for an adult to decide how “out there” she wants to be with her name and doings. But it just seems wrong to doom a kid to a lack of privacy in this way. There are plenty of other ways to become findable if it’s deemed desirable.

]]> By: Joe Flood http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/#comment-59614 Joe Flood Wed, 09 May 2007 19:19:28 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/#comment-59614 My name, Joe Flood, is not exactly common but it is far from unique. There's an actor named Joe Flood (he shows up in iMdB) as well as a musician who seems to be increasing in popularity. I have joeflood.com and Joe Flood the musician has joeflood.net (I really should've registered that years ago). One day I'm #1 in google and the next day he is. He's better known than I am but I've been on the web longer. He's got a flash site while I just turned my site into a Wordpress blog. It's an interesting little SEO experiment. My name, Joe Flood, is not exactly common but it is far from unique. There’s an actor named Joe Flood (he shows up in iMdB) as well as a musician who seems to be increasing in popularity. I have joeflood.com and Joe Flood the musician has joeflood.net (I really should’ve registered that years ago). One day I’m #1 in google and the next day he is. He’s better known than I am but I’ve been on the web longer. He’s got a flash site while I just turned my site into a WordPress blog. It’s an interesting little SEO experiment.

]]> By: How To: Make yourself more findable on the web at SoftSaurus http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/#comment-59600 How To: Make yourself more findable on the web at SoftSaurus Wed, 09 May 2007 18:42:29 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/#comment-59600 [...] The article details how parents are choosing more unique names for their kids, entertainers are Googling stage names to scout the competition, and others are using middle names and other adjustments to make themselves more unique. Here’s more on how to have a say in what Google says about you. —Gina Trapani You’re a Nobody Unless Your Name Googles Well [WSJ.com via Web Worker Daily] [...] [...] The article details how parents are choosing more unique names for their kids, entertainers are Googling stage names to scout the competition, and others are using middle names and other adjustments to make themselves more unique. Here’s more on how to have a say in what Google says about you. —Gina Trapani You’re a Nobody Unless Your Name Googles Well [WSJ.com via Web Worker Daily] [...]

]]> By: Eric http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/#comment-59407 Eric Wed, 09 May 2007 13:14:21 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/#comment-59407 I also have my google hits all to myself, and there are plenty of them. The self-employed John and Jane Does of the world should probably cook up a distinctive name for their business and use it constantly next to their real name. Alternately, creating a blog with a distinctive name can give them a Google alias that follows them around from employer to employer. I also have my google hits all to myself, and there are plenty of them. The self-employed John and Jane Does of the world should probably cook up a distinctive name for their business and use it constantly next to their real name. Alternately, creating a blog with a distinctive name can give them a Google alias that follows them around from employer to employer.

]]> By: Thejesh GN http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/#comment-59282 Thejesh GN Wed, 09 May 2007 08:10:01 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/#comment-59282 Google finds me easily. My name is kind of unique. Google finds me easily. My name is kind of unique.

]]> By: Dolly http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/#comment-59192 Dolly Wed, 09 May 2007 06:18:51 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/#comment-59192 This made me smile. When I got married, I changed my unique maiden name to my husband's pretty commonplace surname _precisely_ because I wanted to make myself harder to net-stalk at will. Pretty happy with it so far. This made me smile. When I got married, I changed my unique maiden name to my husband’s pretty commonplace surname _precisely_ because I wanted to make myself harder to net-stalk at will. Pretty happy with it so far.

]]> By: Andrew Flusche http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/#comment-59163 Andrew Flusche Wed, 09 May 2007 05:23:24 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/#comment-59163 This is a great post. As you can see, I've got a pretty unusual name. People with uncommon names have the constant hassle of spelling it for people, correcting pronunciation, etc. But it does make SEO a bit easier. I actually rank #2 in Google for just my surname. Now I've got to bump ancestry.com out of the #1 spot! The only problem with uncommon names is the likelihood that people will spell them correctly when searching. I guess we should optimize for common misspellings of our names too. :) This is a great post. As you can see, I’ve got a pretty unusual name. People with uncommon names have the constant hassle of spelling it for people, correcting pronunciation, etc. But it does make SEO a bit easier. I actually rank #2 in Google for just my surname. Now I’ve got to bump ancestry.com out of the #1 spot!

The only problem with uncommon names is the likelihood that people will spell them correctly when searching. I guess we should optimize for common misspellings of our names too. :)

]]> By: Brandon Wood http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/#comment-59150 Brandon Wood Wed, 09 May 2007 04:56:14 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/#comment-59150 Apparently I share my name with a minor league baseball player and a golf course in the UK, so I've got a little competition, but I've managed to climb to the #2 spot on Google for my name after only a few months of blogging. Mostly I just try to be consistent with using my full name in my blog title and in comments on other blogs. Apparently I share my name with a minor league baseball player and a golf course in the UK, so I’ve got a little competition, but I’ve managed to climb to the #2 spot on Google for my name after only a few months of blogging. Mostly I just try to be consistent with using my full name in my blog title and in comments on other blogs.

]]> By: nomadicalloy http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/#comment-59126 nomadicalloy Wed, 09 May 2007 04:14:16 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/#comment-59126 This is stupid. This is stupid.

]]> By: COD http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/#comment-59071 COD Wed, 09 May 2007 02:57:02 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/05/08/open-thread-would-you-change-your-name-for-googles-sake/#comment-59071 I share a name with a reasonably popular actor, but I still manage to show up in the top 20 for my name. Years ago I was number 1. I've never done anything other than blog consistently and the basic search 101 stuff like make sure my name is in the title tag, etc. I share a name with a reasonably popular actor, but I still manage to show up in the top 20 for my name. Years ago I was number 1. I’ve never done anything other than blog consistently and the basic search 101 stuff like make sure my name is in the title tag, etc.

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