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by gtavcfan13 on November 30th, 2005

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What does it mean to "Google" someone, and how do you do it?

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  • by Yeahwell... on October 16th, 2007

    Yeahwell...

    Hey! Who you callin' "ho"!

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  • by mister_c on December 1st, 2005

    mister_c

    This term generally means the act of typing someone's name into the search engine Google in order to see if they are mentioned on any web pages.

    There have been reports about employers "Googling" potential employees, and also the slightly unsavoury practice of people "Googling" individuals they have started dating.

    It's very easy to do. Simply go to www.google.com and type a person's name into the search box. If you put quotes around the name (ie. "John Smith") you will get a more accurate result. You may have to scroll through many search results before you find the individual you are searching for. Generally the most frequent results are for people who have a presence on their corporate web site, particularly if they work for a large company with a strong web presence. And of course for some people you won't find anything.

    Happy Googling!

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  • by Simply99 -- Not a fan favorite. on January 26th, 2008

    Simply99 -- Not a fan favorite.

    Buy her a drink, and see what happens.

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  • by bssssss on October 16th, 2007

    bssssss

    u sneak up behind them grab them by the hips a just start googling

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  • by Alias xsicajess on December 1st, 2008

    Alias xsicajess

    best to wait till they arent paying attention

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  • by Midgardsormr on January 26th, 2008

    Midgardsormr

    There are some tricks to narrowing down a particular individual. First of all, they have to be somewhat visible in order for Google to return any hits. That is, they have to have their name in a publication, or do a lot of posting on message boards. If there's no information for Google to index, it's not going to return any results.

    Enclose the full name in quotation marks and include the city. "Bryan Ray" Wichita, KS will get you some info on me. Notably, my Amazon profile, a web page I constructed for a roleplaying game, and some posts on a forum.

    You'll probably also get a lot of spurious results. There are evidently quite a few football players named Bryan Ray, for instance.

    If you know any of your target's aliases, don't forget to put those in to see what comes up. A lot of 'net handles are so common that it may take some additional filtering to narrow things down. Again, using myself as an example, I find that I have to add -FFXI -"Final Fantasy" -WoW to a query for Midgardsormr in order to filter out some obnoxious video game results that are diluting my identity. (The - operator tells Google to omit results that contain certain words or phrases.)

    Anyway, having done that, I see that my AB profile now comes up as the fourth Google entry. Don't neglect the "advanced search" feature on Google, which can add some additional tools for narrowing your search to a particular individual.

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  • by Butterfly69870 on January 26th, 2008

    Butterfly69870

    Just type in one of 3 things:

    -Their full name

    -Their primary e-mail address

    -Their phone number

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  • by Crystal on January 26th, 2008

    Crystal

    Just type in their name.

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  • by iwnit on October 16th, 2007

    iwnit

    1) You must go on the homepage of the search engine Google. Here you can enter the name of that person in the input field. After this, you press the button "Google Search" and a list of results appears. These are the internet pages which contain the words entered.


    2) Homepage of Google:
    http://www.google.com/
    There are many other versions looking for results only in a particular language or country.
    For instance for Kenya:
    http://www.google.co.ke/


    3) If you want to get better results, you could try to put the parts of the name in quotes, for instance:
    "Karen Blixen"
    So it would not search just for the words, but for the exact string.


    4) On the result page, you can search again, get further results and consult the help page (Search Tips)


    5) Google is one of the most popular search engines, here some further information:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google

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  • by LadyLuck on October 16th, 2007

    LadyLuck

    Ho?!

    You're the one asking about "googling" over here...

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  • by Not Here Anymore on October 16th, 2007

    Not Here Anymore

    Go to http://www.google.com
    In the box provided, type in their name and city/state if you know it. If it's someone famous or well known, just their name will do.

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  • by Gone on October 13th, 2009

    Gone

    You just type in their name. I did that tonight, finally. Mystery solved.

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  • by Anonymous on April 10th, 2009

    Anonymous

    andrea succi, riccione

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  • by Anonymous on April 10th, 2009

    Anonymous

    something about andrea succi, riccione

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  • by anglrckx on June 6th, 2007

    anglrckx

    just put their name in the search box. you might try things like adding the city also.

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  • by Emma is sick of ignorant bullies on October 16th, 2007

    Emma is sick of ignorant bullies

    Type their nam in inverted commas ie "John Smith' and press search. You'll get lots of results so try to narrow it down with somethig specific like where they live "John Smith" Boise

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  • by Shelby on June 6th, 2007

    Shelby

    1. Go to www.google.com

    2. Type their name/screenname, etc into the search bar and hit search.

    3. Congrats, you just googled someone!

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  • by Simply msFortunate on December 28th, 2006

    Simply msFortunate

    Sneak up behind them, yell, "GOOGLE GOOGLE GOOGLE! I'M GOOGLING YOU! YOU'RE BEING GOOGLED!" and run away.

    Real answer: go to http://www.google.com and type in their name. Press enter. Frame the name with quotation marks if you're feeling precise.

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  • by Michellek518 on December 28th, 2006

    Michellek518

    1) Go here: www.google.com

    2) Type in their name...if you really want to get technical, put " " around their whole name.

    That simple.

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  • by Nelson - Jetpacking from bed on October 16th, 2007

    Nelson - Jetpacking from bed

    Type thier name into the search engine, and I'm not your "ho"! :)

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  • by The Account Formerly Known As Peyton on October 16th, 2007

    The Account Formerly Known As Peyton

    I am NO ONE's ho!

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  • by Rollie on December 1st, 2008

    Rollie

    I'd say you can 'ogle/look at them with appreciation' them when they are watching. Google tales a computer. LOL

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  • by optimus on December 1st, 2008

    optimus

    visit http://google.com and enter the person's name

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  • by Anonymous on November 2nd, 2008

    Anonymous

    How do you google someone

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  • by Patti jo on October 16th, 2007

    Patti jo

    I guess you could try 1-800 - Ho

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  • by tris992000 on December 28th, 2006

    tris992000

    Just type in their name I guess!

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