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April 22, 2009
Google Profiles Offer Some Control and Visibility for Name-Based Results
Google has launched a new feature to allow users to gain some visibility in searches conducted on their name. It's called Google Profiles is similar to many social network profiles. You can add as much or as little information as you wish.
At the bottom of name-based searches in the US, links to these public profiles will be shown. The links feature a name, job title and location, which will hopefully help searchers find the person they're looking for.
As you can see, also included in those social profile listings are links to the same name-based searches on social networks including MySpace, Facebook, Classmates, and LinkedIn.
To set up your Google profile, click here.
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Posted by Nathania Johnson on April 22, 2009 10:24 PM
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linkspire April 23, 2009 2:40 AM
I've used http://www.yasni.com for ages to do exactly this, but oh look, google give it a half hearted attempt and it's everywhere!
Jemima April 24, 2009 10:47 AM
One of my personal blogs is centered around a controversial issue in sports and I have lots of people trying to figure out what my full name is through google. I'll have to check this out
Betamale April 24, 2009 11:59 AM
Great info - thanks! I just created my own Google Profile and it started showing up in US results within 5 minutes. Bonus: I was the first "Amy Greer". ;)
Amy Greer April 24, 2009 1:19 PM
