You and Google.

*That Matt Guy* · 01-09-2005, 06:31 AM

So, does anyone else find it awkward or creepy that some random person could look up your name and practically trace the places you go on the net, or take images you've made and claim it as their own?

*Anarky* · 01-09-2005, 06:39 AM

Yeah, Google is sort of odd. And what you also can do: when you hardly know a person then you can google up his identity. I did that with the sister of one of my coworkers. I typed her last name and wrestling (she is a female wrestler) and ended up having her name, adress, brithday and picture. that's why I keep myself a low profile I don't give out my real name that easily.

as for the diesturbing stuff I found for Anarky:
God
A wallpaper I did
Anarky Japan

the list goes on...

*raphael_is_cool* · 01-09-2005, 06:55 AM

If I type in my real name I get my white ninja comics fanart I submitted. I'm partially famous!

*That Matt Guy* · 01-09-2005, 07:10 AM

http://swehack.se/picz/Matthew138-2.jpg

*DrSpengler* · 01-09-2005, 10:39 AM

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=DrSpengler

Yeah, type in "DrSpengler" and you'll get me all over the place. I'd say at least 90-95% of the results are me at some point or another. From my embarassing first few years on the internet, to now.

*Hannah* · 01-09-2005, 11:24 AM

I wish my name wasn't so generic.

*raphael_is_cool* · 01-09-2005, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrSpengler

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=DrSpengler

Yeah, type in "DrSpengler" and you'll get me all over the place. I'd say at least 90-95% of the results are me at some point or another. From my embarassing first few years on the internet, to now.

These must have been some embarassing years

http://www.drspengler.yourmd.com/

*DrSpengler* · 01-09-2005, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raphael_is_cool

These must have been some embarassing years

http://www.drspengler.yourmd.com/

I'm not really a doctor, though I do perscribe a lot of morphine.

**azure turtle** · 01-09-2005, 01:16 PM

It is kinda creepy... When I did a search, my old website came up, along with people's pages who had linked to it. I even found a site that seemed to be in Dutch that linked back to me.

愛 · 01-09-2005, 01:31 PM

You type my (board) name and you get...well, J-Pop stuff. You type my real name and you get some internet service in some faraway country.

*raphael_is_cool* · 01-09-2005, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ai Takahashi

You type my (board) name and you get...well, J-Pop stuff. You type my real name and you get some internet service in some faraway country.

Your name is British Telecom?

*Voltron* · 01-09-2005, 03:39 PM

Everyone of my names have been copyrighted other than when I was "Bob Nomhanahanbananastan." The search turned up nothing.

**Jo Dawn** · 01-09-2005, 03:48 PM

My name's too generic, too, Hannah. Heh. I get lots of pictures of people I don't know. Heh.

Oh wait, that's the images, heh.

Just regular searching I get my ff.net profile and another fanfiction profile. And then a bunch of pages from people I don't know. Heh.

*KROW* · 01-09-2005, 06:03 PM

Searching for KROW gives you tons of crap.

I got this once while searching Jo's name:

Peanut · 01-09-2005, 06:18 PM

This is what I get! http://www.pbjdance.com/original.cfm

*Spitfire* · 01-10-2005, 12:35 AM

This happened to me too I found posts on message boards I didnt know I ever even went to and I found some web site that stole my wallpapers but thats a different story. Haha why they wanted my Dimmu Borgir wallpaper is beyond me
Guess the sites are down. But when I first posted my Dimmu Wallpaper back when I first made it. My friend sent me a link to a page on Google Images that was filled with my wallpaper it was creepy! And none of them were from the site I hosted it on

*damnhooligan* · 01-10-2005, 01:18 AM

I'm not finding anything particularly alarming or unexpected when I search for "damnhooligan" I'm finding posts on message boards I knowingly participate in, my website (in its circa 2001 state), my old livejournal and links to some of my stupid little flash movies.

*Cascadia* · 01-10-2005, 11:26 AM

with my user name.....not much comes up. My name is too generic.

*raphael_is_cool* · 01-10-2005, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KROW

I got this once while searching Jo's name:

It's the bad guy from Living Daylights....and a good guy from 2 films later

*Raven* · 01-10-2005, 03:30 PM

when I put my name in, I get some pictures I drew for the technodrome.

01-09-2005, 06:31 AM	#1
That Matt Guy Honey Bunches Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Lone Star State Posts: 5,840	You and Google. So, does anyone else find it awkward or creepy that some random person could look up your name and practically trace the places you go on the net, or take images you've made and claim it as their own?

01-09-2005, 11:24 AM	#6
Hannah Once more, with feeling! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 4,111	I wish my name wasn't so generic. __________________

01-09-2005, 01:16 PM	#9
azure turtle Mango Lovin' Mutant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 9,453	It is kinda creepy... When I did a search, my old website came up, along with people's pages who had linked to it. I even found a site that seemed to be in Dutch that linked back to me. __________________ "God, I love being a turtle!" Want to meet the only blue ninja turtle in existence? Come visit me at my Lair!

01-09-2005, 03:39 PM	#12
Voltron Handsomest Boy in School Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Realm of SJW Posts: 4,642	Everyone of my names have been copyrighted other than when I was "Bob Nomhanahanbananastan." The search turned up nothing. __________________ I AM FOR ACTUAL! . . . and the White Savior. . . and the Right Hand of God. . .

01-09-2005, 03:48 PM	#13
Jo Dawn Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Authority On All Things Don Posts: 5,190	My name's too generic, too, Hannah. Heh. I get lots of pictures of people I don't know. Heh. Oh wait, that's the images, heh. Just regular searching I get my ff.net profile and another fanfiction profile. And then a bunch of pages from people I don't know. Heh. __________________

01-09-2005, 06:39 AM	#2
Anarky Outlaw Hero Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Tannhauser Gate Posts: 4,867	Yeah, Google is sort of odd. And what you also can do: when you hardly know a person then you can google up his identity. I did that with the sister of one of my coworkers. I typed her last name and wrestling (she is a female wrestler) and ended up having her name, adress, brithday and picture. that's why I keep myself a low profile I don't give out my real name that easily. as for the diesturbing stuff I found for Anarky: God A wallpaper I did Anarky Japan the list goes on...

01-09-2005, 06:55 AM	#3
raphael_is_cool Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: England Posts: 2,151	If I type in my real name I get my white ninja comics fanart I submitted. I'm partially famous!

01-09-2005, 07:10 AM	#4
That Matt Guy Honey Bunches Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Lone Star State Posts: 5,840	http://swehack.se/picz/Matthew138-2.jpg

01-09-2005, 10:39 AM	#5
DrSpengler Foot Elite Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4,842	http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=DrSpengler Yeah, type in "DrSpengler" and you'll get me all over the place. I'd say at least 90-95% of the results are me at some point or another. From my embarassing first few years on the internet, to now.

01-09-2005, 01:31 PM	#10
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	You type my (board) name and you get...well, J-Pop stuff. You type my real name and you get some internet service in some faraway country.

01-09-2005, 06:03 PM	#14
KROW Meat-n-Potatoes Man Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: State's Anus, NY Posts: 6,472	Searching for KROW gives you tons of crap. I got this once while searching Jo's name: __________________ - Optimus Acid Trip - Cult of a Half-Shell - Raiden's Bitter Tongue - *I don't try to be funny; I fail at it naturally.*

01-09-2005, 06:18 PM	#15
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	This is what I get! http://www.pbjdance.com/original.cfm

01-10-2005, 12:35 AM	#16
Spitfire Writer • Director Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,035	This happened to me too I found posts on message boards I didnt know I ever even went to and I found some web site that stole my wallpapers but thats a different story. Haha why they wanted my Dimmu Borgir wallpaper is beyond me Guess the sites are down. But when I first posted my Dimmu Wallpaper back when I first made it. My friend sent me a link to a page on Google Images that was filled with my wallpaper it was creepy! And none of them were from the site I hosted it on __________________ Check out my online portfolio http://www.christopherpelletier.com/ Last edited by Spitfire; 01-10-2005 at 12:42 AM.

01-10-2005, 01:18 AM	#17
damnhooligan Mad Scientist Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Dorksville, USA Posts: 1,745	I'm not finding anything particularly alarming or unexpected when I search for "damnhooligan" I'm finding posts on message boards I knowingly participate in, my website (in its circa 2001 state), my old livejournal and links to some of my stupid little flash movies. __________________

01-10-2005, 11:26 AM	#18
Cascadia Oregonian in heart & soul Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,731	with my user name.....not much comes up. My name is too generic. __________________ Formally known as Scientific freak

01-10-2005, 03:30 PM	#20
Raven follower of Jesus Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,212	when I put my name in, I get some pictures I drew for the technodrome. __________________ TMNT Future Despair Deviant Offical Ultimate Ninja Turtles Site!