In today’s world, it is important to be aware of one’s identity for the purpose to protect and perhaps even to promote. Some of us want to remain anonymous, while others are working very hard to get their name out, much as companies do when creating a brand name product. In either case, one way to manage this increasingly important task is to use the Google Dashboard to help you control and be alerted to how your name appears out on the Internet. To learn how to set everything up properly, I recommend reading, “You, yourself, and Google: Managing your personal search ranking” by Kevin Purdy.
You may also want to review a prior post I wrote about search engine privacy concerns, with links to articles on how to protect your private information both on social media sites and the Internet in general including the Spokeo.com site.
How are you protecting and/or promoting yourself on the Internet?
[...] Protecting one’s privacy on the Internet can certainly be challenging. Naturally, we want to be open and accessible to those with whom we desire to stay connected. Yet, given the nature of information gathered by government agencies, utility companies, marketing entities, social media sites, etc. your information may be exposed in ways you did not intend. In an effort to remind my readers to be diligent in finding potential leaks around the Internet, I am going to direct you to my July 13, 2011 post “Managing your identity online“. [...]