So, I was reading this blogicle by an acquaintance of mine from college. He sometimes is used as a talking-head expert in the media. He has a Google Alert set for his name so he can see when and where he is talked about or quoted. He was giving a lecture in Amsterdam, and right after the lecture an alert went off - someone was liveblogging his lecture.
So, I though that was pretty interesting and wondered what might show up if I did that. Of course, I’m sure I get more false positives with my name that he does with his – Siva Vaidhyanathan. All my hits are from blogs I am involved in or from the 1940’s actor. I guess there could be worse things than being confused with the singing voice of Prince Charming.
Then I’m reading the Dictionary Evangelist’s blog about hacking English at Foo Camp. He has a few “new words” compiled from a session he gave. And one strikes me as applicable: Googlegänger. The other person who shows up in Google search results when people search for you.
Prince Charming is my Googlegänger!
June 29th, 2007
Posted by
bshirley |
inthenews, language |
one comment
So, where where you when Biggio hit 3000? Yeah, I don’t really care, either except that I’m sure his three hits helped in the Astros win. Yah, the Astros win!
Mary O called me tonight, and has been planning her whole weekend around when Biggio might hit 3K. She didn’t want to miss it. I know she was at Sam’s Pub tonight, and I’m sure it was on tv there. But now she can get back to planning her weekend!
Me? I was actually watching a third season episode of Millennium. I just checked the web to see if he’d hit any tonight, and lo he had.
June 28th, 2007
Posted by
bshirley |
astros, friends, sports, weekend |
no comments
I was in the store right before leaving town on my weekend road trip and the munchies caught my eye: Walgreens Select Premium Milk Chocolate Covered Cashews.
There was more chocolate on them than I expected, so it took several sitting to actually finish them. What humored me was the fine print on the labeling: (more…)
June 26th, 2007
Posted by
bshirley |
corporations |
no comments
I was heading for a “weekend in Dallas”. We call it that, or “DFW”. But no one up there thinks of it as one city like Houston/Clear Lake/Sugar Land/Katy/Cypress/Conroe/The Woodlands/Waller/Humble/Kingwood/ad infinitum does. It’s two or three cities depending on who you’re talking to: Dallas, Fort Worth, and the “Mid Cities”.
Friday I got out of town finally about 2pm, braved the traffic of I-45 North to head for my good friend Jen in Colleyville, Texas. I arrive to a gated street: got past it. I arrive to a locked door: note, key under mat. I call the troop who just left for Mexican food: JohnMarsha, Conn, and Jen. (more…)
June 25th, 2007
Posted by
bshirley |
beer, friends, music, sports, weekend |
no comments
