Have you ever Googled yourself? If you haven’t but are interested in finding out what the web has to say about you, enter your name in the search bar of Google, Yahoo or Bing. These are three of the most widely used search engines.

Don’t be surprised but there’s probably a lot about you and your history online and available for anyone to see! You really should check it out!

On one hand it’s interesting to see your name on the Internet. On the other hand, it can feel intrusive. For example, your home address can be Googled, which can include a satellite image of your home from Google Earth. In addition, people can post both positive and negative things about you on Facebook, Twitter, their blogs and more.

While it seems like there isn’t any privacy these days, there are resources available if you are concerned about your online reputation. Online privacy companies like Reputation Defender (http://www.reputationdefender.com) can, for a subscription fee, find and remove inaccurate, inappropriate and slanderous information posted about you online. Please note that they are unable to delete news articles or court records.

In this connected world where a comment is just a few keystrokes away, it is better to be proactive than not active at all!

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