anti-prose. random matter.
there's more to your name than you might know
Published on February 20, 2004 By crimson In Internet
While doing a price search for car parts, I happened to spend a lot of time testing out the search engine at Google. I started off doing what I set out to do, and of course wound up following some strange tangent...

I guess what prompted me to type in NickyG in Google's search engine, was an article written by JeremyG about referrals.
I was curious where Google would lead me if I typed in my own name. Here's a brief list of what I found:

-teenager in Chicago who likes to snowboard and play in a rock band
-a woman on a low-carb diet internet support group
-someone who works for the US. Government
-a guy in his late 30's who is 'group Master' of a remote control airplane site
-an Iowa State University student and a Stanford student
-a variety of gamers
-an 'adventurous' Ivy Leaguer posting a Personals ad
-a writer at http://www.literotica.com

I guess I didn't pick out the most anonymous username. Yet, it's interesting to know that there are so many other people out there with the same username as me, but are who are all very different from each other.

I am never going to snowboard (too clutzy to even consider the possible outcomes), I've finished my schooling and am not big into gaming. I think low-carb diets are evil, as are most governments. I don't think I'd sign up to be 'group Master' (at least for a remote control airplanes group), and I think that describing myself as 'adventurous' on a personals website is just asking for trouble. I might try my hand at literotica, though, but I guess I'm going to have to come up with a different username first....

But something that won't give me away.

Comments
on Feb 21, 2004
You think that's bad? I was told that I needed to "get a life" on one of my articles because I spent so much time on the internet. It's hard to believe that anyone would assume that only one person would use "KarmaGirl" as their nick........ Mine is also used by a teenaged lesbian LOL
on Feb 21, 2004
Lol. Don't ever try 'XX'
on Feb 22, 2004
"Dan Kaschel"

not very common on the web... except for my stuff, which is naturally quite profuse now

~Dan
on Feb 23, 2004
Lol.. yeah.. If Muggaz is searched in google, people can go crazy on me!!!! luckily i spell it Muggas amongst my mates!

Also, there is some German Motocorss rider named Muggaz as well... Karl Muggeridge or something like that...

BAM!!!
on Mar 13, 2004
Hey, I'm part of a psychology class at the University of Western Ontario! Also mentioned a "Superpsych with Dr Mike", and as a book on Amazon... Mostly justs lists my posts and comments at JoeUser though

H
on Apr 20, 2004
LOL! i enjoyed your piece! and now it has occurred to me that i should also try searching on google, though i guess i might not end up with something as interesting as that