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sdifox

No Lifer
Sep 30, 2005
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Due to work I am all over the google. And I am not sure there is another dude with my name.

All me if you discount the ones that picked up last name first name from 2 different people and combined into my name.
 

acheron

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May 27, 2008
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I used to be very easily google-able (and Alta-vista-able, for that matter), but in the past 5 years, someone with my name started playing college football, so now most of the results are for him. It's a very uncommon first name-last name combination; as far as I know (or as far as the Internet knows, anyway) there's about 4 or 5 of us total: myself, college football player, a car wash owner, and someone's new baby are the ones I remember.

As of today, I am #4 on Google, and the other top 10 are all college football player.
 

Jeeebus

Diamond Member
Aug 29, 2006
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yes, but only with my contact info at the law firm. otherwise, I haven't done anything to warrant google existence.
 

KeithTalent

Elite Member | Administrator | No Lifer
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Nov 30, 2005
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Yes, mainly results from running races around here.

KT
 
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Considering my grandfather had the exact same name as me, and had another grandchild from a different marriage who also has the exact same name, it's a bit surprising that I'm the top hit on Google for my name. Most of the others are for the other grandchild, who apparently is a real estate agent. Who knew?
 

NuclearNed

Raconteur
May 18, 2001
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I get some hits that belong to me, but a lot that belong to some other guy(s) with the same name.
 

dwell

pics?
Oct 9, 1999
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Top hit for my name. Took me eight years to SEO my way past the guy who killed his wife and kids with the same name as me :(
 

InflatableBuddha

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Jul 5, 2007
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If I select "Pages from Canada" I have numbers 1, 3, 5, 7 and 10 on the first page :Q. Mostly running results from high school and university.

Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Yes, mainly results from running races around here.

KT

Really? Which clubs do you/did you run for? I was a Kajaks member a few years back.
 

ultimatebob

Lifer
Jul 1, 2001
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Nope... there is some semi-famous musician with the same name as me, and he dominates the top 20 search results.
 

bignateyk

Lifer
Apr 22, 2002
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Nope. The only way you can get to me through google as far as I can tell is to click on the facebook link for my name, which brings up the wrong person, then click to search for everyone else with that name on facebook. And my profile is set to private, so it's pretty much a dead end anyway. I've done a good job of separating my internet alias from my real person. I was expecting to see some together.
 

hanoverphist

Diamond Member
Dec 7, 2006
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i put no, but i forgot that my alumni info from hs and college are listed. im also listed as an integrator with one of the companies i install software for. other than professional and school links, there is no info on me at all.
 

KeithTalent

Elite Member | Administrator | No Lifer
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Nov 30, 2005
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Originally posted by: InflatableBuddha
Originally posted by: KeithTalent
Yes, mainly results from running races around here.

KT

Really? Which clubs do you/did you run for? I was a Kajaks member a few years back.

Not a club member, though I do volunteer as a leader at the In Training clinics every year. The results are just from the different 10K and half-marathon races I've run.

KT
 

lokiju

Lifer
May 29, 2003
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I have the same name as a somewhat famous actor so nothing comes up for me.
 

StinkyPinky

Diamond Member
Jul 6, 2002
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Yes I am. Stupid work website.

Oh, and Facebook as well. Which i just fixed, so thanks for that.
 

Leafy

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Mar 8, 2008
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Only one result, that was honor roll in like 9th grade. Without quotes, it's an artist.
 

kalrith

Diamond Member
Aug 22, 2005
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My full name has no hits. My first MI last shows me on a list of college grads in the local newspaper. My first last shows classmates and facebook as the first hits, but nothing else.