Volker has just posted about ego surfing (that is searching for your own name in Google). I hadn’t checked for a long time, but quite surprisingly given how common my name is, in a search for Matthew White I am number 4 and number 5 for Matt White. Not bad considering how small this blog is compared to some out there.
Think it has more to do with how many people share the same name.
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Since there is no one (Google knows of) besides me called Vince Schuurman, I will always be #1.
Surely that can’t be right? There are loads of Matthew White’s out out there (which is not to say that you are not unique,
Matthew!). Fiona keeps telling me that we White’s are a dime a dozen!
Matthew,
just checked myself out, I am number 5 on the list, and number 8. Strangely there is another Dr Fiona White at the university of Sydney (i’ve even been there), one at the BBC, one artist and one on Surrey County Council!
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I think the fact that you’re pretty high on a pretty long list is a testament to the power of regular blogging. Prior to starting my blog 2 months ago I was about even with Kevin Pettitt the race car driver, who gets written up regularly on racing news sites. I just checked and I have the 1 thru 9 positions locked up, with my racing friend making only a token showing at #10. Guess that’s why they call it ego surfing
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