Me, Myself and I: Helping to manage your identity on the web
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
In recent years, it’s become easier and easier to publish information about yourself online, through powerful new platforms like social networking sites and photo sharing services. One way to manage your privacy on these sites is to decide who specifically can see this information, determining whether it is visible to just a few friends, family members or everyone on the web. But, another important decision is choosing how you are identified when you post that information. We have worked hard to build various identity options into Google products. For example, while you may want to identify yourself by name when you post an answer to a question in a forum so that readers know the response is reputable, if you upload videos about a controversial cause you may prefer to post under a pseudonym.
However, your online identity is determined not only by what you post, but also by what others post about you -- whether a mention in a blog post, a photo tag or a reply to a public status update. When someone searches for your name on a search engine like Google, the results that appear are a combination of information you’ve posted and information published by others.
Today we’ve released a new tool to help make it easier to monitor your identity on the web and to provide easy access to resources describing ways to control what information is on the web. This tool, Me on the Web, appears as a section of the Google Dashboard right beneath the Account details.
Savvy web users may already have used Google Alerts to set up notifications for mentions of their name or email address in websites and news stories. If you haven’t set up alerts yet, Me on the Web makes it even easier to do so and even automatically suggests some search terms you may want to monitor.
Me on the Web also provides links to resources offering information on how to control what third-party information is posted about you on the web. These include common tips like reaching out to the webmaster of a site to ask for the content to be taken down, or publishing additional information on your own to help make less relevant websites appear farther down in search results.
This is just one of our first steps in continuing to explore ways to help make managing your identity online simpler.
Since certain accounts do not meet the community standards set by Google then a link and/or notice in the dashboard would seem appropriate.
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ReplyDeleteWhy did this blog not having "plusone" button?
ReplyDeleteI +1'd this post by bookmarklet though...
I still get: "Profile ist nicht verfügbar für sarzio.de."
ReplyDelete(Translation: profiles are not available for sarzio.de)
But the new dashboard says: "Links von Ihrem Profil: 1"
(Translation: Links from your profile)
This is supposed to be a parody, right? :-(
Still waiting for the implementation of Google profile for Google Apps ...whenever now...
ReplyDeleteWith all due respect, Google Alerts is a tinker toy when it comes to monitoring mentions of you.
ReplyDeleteIt seems that many (most?) Google users who are genuinely interested in their identity on the web own a domain. Hence, they likely use Google Apps. You know where I'm going with this.. It would be nice if Google Profiles worked with Google Apps accounts.
ReplyDeletehttp://wellsb.com/post/6490746774/frustrated-with-lack-of-google-profiles-for-google-apps
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1. Instrument: Bank Guarantee (BG)/SBLC (Appendix A)
2. Total Face Value: Euro 10M MIN and Euro 5B MAX (Five Billion USD).
3. Issuing Bank: HSBC London or AA rated Bank in Western Europe or USA..
4. Age: One Year, One Day
5. Leasing Price: 6% of Face Value plus 2% commission fees to brokers to be shared 50/50 between the brokers on both lessor/lessee side
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problem is, that the alert alerts you even for parts of your email address:
ReplyDeleteyour email address is smith@gmail.com
you get alerts for will.smith@gmail.com
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It seems as though it may be possible to claim an account that isn't yours? There is no verification process in place?
ReplyDeleteFully agree with the request to add this to Google Apps. The _reason_ I use Apps is to protect/claim my identity on the Web -- it makes no sense it doesn't support Profiles.
ReplyDeleteNot a word about how to remove invalid information from Google caches. Content may reside for over six months after source is deleted. That is a BIG integrity problem.
ReplyDeleteWhat if fake information is published? Or copyrighted material? Or just simply invalid information. And it cannot be removed from caches unless you are the owner of that website.
Google apps are really good and always help the users to protect their accounts from all scams etc...
ReplyDeleteI like Google's effort in helping us control these kind of stuffs, at least giving valuable resources. This step is really a good step, though a baby step in protecting our online identity...awesome anyway!
ReplyDeleteI like Google's effort in helping us control these kind of stuffs, at least giving valuable resources. This step is really a good step, though a baby step in protecting our online identity...awesome anyway!
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http://sarayoo.info/security-tips/item/39-me-on-the-web-control-what-others-see-about-you-online-and-protect-your-privacy.html
+1 for Google Apps "Me on the web" support please!
ReplyDeleteWould love to control my identity on the web, and push irrelevant information farther down the search result list... but I guess that requires Google Profile, which is blocked for myself and anyone else that uses Google Apps.
ReplyDeleteIt's odd that Google Apps still does not have profiles.
ReplyDeleteI have been moving family and friends to Google Apps with their own personal addresses, and Google seems to be alienating those that are invested in them with Apps.
We need profiles, especially if we want to try the new Social Network features.