I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s fond of googling people… It’s quite fun to google your boss, your ex-boss, a potential date, your ex, your best friend’s boyfriend, etc…

And what do you find when you google yourself?

A recent incident has prompted me to write this.  Our online footprint can make or break us, especially this industry we’re in, most of us are very Google-savvy.  It takes very little to do a background check.  It can get really scary…

I try to be very careful, I don’t use any real names here or most of my online properties… *Ahem, @BigBert, untag me from one of your posts please*

You can try to clean it up, but some just that you just can’t fix, especially those from spiteful exes, or someone whose toes you stepped on some time back, or that unfortunate customer whom you happened to serve on your lousy day…

You don’t want your potential employer or date to find someone dishing out dirt about you… So bottom line, do not do unto others what you don’t want to happen on yourself.