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Google Ear Burning
Lets you know when someone is searching for you
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Google alerts you when someone types your name in.

JesusHChrist, Aug 29 2006

Do Not Google List Do_20Not_20Google_20List
[theircompetitor, Aug 29 2006]


Short name, e.g., Bob's Coffee

Destination URL. E.g., http://www.coffee.com/

Description (displayed with the short name and URL.)







       Given that Google isn't sharing people's searches with the government, is it likely they will share them with the people?

DrCurry, Aug 29 2006
  

       Google "John Smith" <return>. <Internet crashes>.   

       I used to think that my name was unique. I've only met a few guys with the same first name, and never met anyone with the same last name that wasn't related. But when I go ego surfing, I find three other men with the same first and last, and only one reference to anything that I've done.   

       I'd only get a few false alarms, and I don't like this. Can we narrow down the criteria? Say, alarm bells sound when someone from the IRS Googles for me?

baconbrain, Aug 29 2006
  

       I'd have severely toasted lugholes - see the hits for PO.

po, Aug 30 2006
  

       //Given that Google isn't sharing people's searches with the government//   

       Oh yes it is.   

       :-(

webfishrune, Aug 30 2006
  

       There are hundreds of me out there. Last time I tried a vanity search, I got bored and stopped before I found anything about me.   

       Are we doing Google ideas again?   

       Edit: Christ, [JHC]. You sure like this topic.

hidden truths, Aug 30 2006
  

       Baked! Google Alerts (It's there, in your idea?) - Simply set up an alert for your name. (I'm sure that there are others [non-Google], but I've never used them)

Dub, Aug 30 2006
  


 
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