Final Vanity Search Review

Week 5

Talking about a WILD ride! This whole experience has been more than I could have even imagined. In my first Vanity Search I was very surprised by the amount of entries pertaining to me that was in Google. I never felt that I was that active; I didn’t do Twitter and several other social media.  But there I was all over the place. Partly because of the job I do with the museum and partly because at this stage in my life I can participant in activities that I could not when I was younger because I was busy raising a family. Now that I have added more things that I am doing its like I’m on the Google radar.  I found several more entries, even one that pertained to an activity I just completed this weekend with the Arlington Gem and Mineral Club’s gem sale.  It feels as if “big brother” is watching everything I do and all the things I participate in. Its real creepy.

The one aspect of it all is it is mostly dealing with those things that will present me in an excellent light as a mover and shaker.  Funny I don’t see myself as that one at all.  But if I were a stranger I would want to check me out as a person who’s doing stuff.  But I’m just a tired old lady who decided that I would not put off the things I enjoy doing for another second. It found a listing for every school that I have taken or taking a class.  Every time a group visits the museum and post a comment about their visit my name pops up.  Oh well, the one thing that I was not too keen about was Twitter.  Comical, that’s the new thing that I enjoy and like.  Also, I love the Protopage and plan to continue both after completing this class.  They were the ones I said to myself that I would not continue.  Well, even an old dog can learn new tricks.  And I’m flipping and turning something bad!!