Google-able?
Was reading Weblogg-ed today about letting students be ‘Googleable’. Will was talking about questions he ask Principals about Googling applicants. And it got me thinking about being ‘Googleable’ myself. I’ve never done it before, odd perhaps but I haven’t, well maybe once or twice early on. Much to my delight, or now constination- having read Will? I came up with a big fat Zero. When I began my blog and my adventures into edublogosphere I was very concerned about not having stuff tracked back to me. I didn’t want to be googled, So that is why I created Dragon09.
Anyone really looking doesn’t have to go too far to find my name, look up and to the right for a start, then there are many NZ bloggers- hi, btw! who link back to this blog and use my proper name. And have been donig so for 12 months (no worries guys). I it is good to know that googling Simon Evans (Even with NZ attached) brings me no where near the first few pages of a Google search.
However, you type in Dragon09 and you get a whole page of me, me, ME (Save for one). Having said that, its not such a great thing according the Will’s post I’m now putting myself at a disadvantage- Which prospect employer would key in D_R_A_G_O_N_0_9 looking for me? None!
But… do I need to be concerned about that?
