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  1. Mary K.- In the boondocks

    It is a double edged sword. Good, because when I was young I spent hours and hours at the library. somethng I don't need to do now. Bad because we get sucked in and end up wasting our time with nonsense (cat videos). And of course there is the privacy issue.

  2. The Blog Centre

    The good most definitely outweighs the bad. We need to, however be cautious. Apparently, Instagram by default tags your location when posting pics and you need to change your settings to stop it. Not sure if it is true and if that was what happened in your case. Knowing your home and work address is really a concern.
    Thanks for sharing this in our #ShowcaseTuesday linky

  3. Ally Messed Up Mum

    It absolutely terrifies me the impact it has on our day to day life! Even as I write this I'm obviously online to read and comment on your post, it's constant ! Good post #abitofeverything x

  4. Michelle Kellogg

    I have googled myself too but since I'm not the only Michelle Kellogg out there, there is a lot of information. Under my maiden name however, even though the information is significantly less, the addresses I have lived under that name and an email address that I have actually forgotten about,came up, along with one photo of me at the age of 25. wow! I google everything too. LOL!

  5. Nikki Frank-Hamilton

    I use Google all the time, or I actually use Pinterest as Google. I love it. Addicted to having the answers to my questions immediately! LOL But I do think that our kids will have no idea how to use the library for research, the card catalog or microfiche. I sure hope their cell doesn't go down, we could be in trouble!!! I would too, if it was down for a day, I'd panic!

  6. Interesting!!! I never google myself – well actually that's a lie (ha) – I have in the past when I've been a business owner. I haven't in ages certainly since blogging. It scares me and when I last did it, I had the same as you and personal details on random sites. They do say you should do it for this very reason so that you can remove personal details. Of course it's a minefield isn't it. You can find 20 answers at least to every one question and find out that you are dying if you google an ailment. You will also know that your hotel is the one with the dodgy bathroom tiles that is referred to on Trip Adviser and, no, it will never leave your mind. Of course we still do it – just like you say!! Great post #ShowcaseTuesday

    • I only did it for the sake of this post, just to see what was available. It felt a bit stalkerish to use someone else lol! One thing I never do is Google symptoms, its not worth the panic for something that inevitably turns out to be nothing. I often fall into the Trip Advisor trap though – I really should look before booking rather than after haha ๐Ÿ™‚ Thank you!

  7. Sarah Howe - Run Jump Scrap

    I agree with others double edged sword! It is amazing for finding out information and keeping in touch with people. I mean I would have never found your blog without it BUT as you say can be a bit stalkerish. I find it weird I can type both my married and maiden name and find out quite a lot of stuff!! I try to stop googling medical stuff though! OMG! xx #abitofeverything

    • Yeah, I love it for connecting with people. As you say as bloggers we would never all have met without the internet (or indeed have blogs at all!). It's crazy the amount you can find out about people. I never Google symptoms, its never a good answer lol ๐Ÿ™‚

  8. Debbie Roberts

    Hi Debbie, haha, I've just Googled myself!…. And with relief (deep exhale) I found that just my name bought up many people who aren't me, but if I add my whereabouts, only my blog came up. Nothing I don't mind people seeing…

    The internet is as equally wonderful as it is dangerous. People should cross check their facts when looking for information and exercise common sense. The word of Google is not set in stone and as you said, many people who don't necessarily know what they are talking about can easily mislead someone.

    xx

    • Oh that's great, obviously you want your blog seen so a bonus there too!
      I think the problem is people often just read the first article, which is often someone who has paid to be there – Google don't fact check so there is no guarantee that information is correct! x

  9. Tracey Abrahams

    Ive just googled myself. Aparently Im a fantastic artist. Its werid because when I googled my maiden name I also came up as an artist.
    This is quite odd as I cant draw at all. I think the internet is your friend as long as you engage your brain a little, and think about anything you see online. I sometimes ask people on facebook when they share things as fact how do they know what they are sharing is true. Very few of them are able to give the true source of what they are sharing beyond, I read it somewhere on the internet.
    Thank you for linking up, Tracey xx #abitofeverything

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