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Wanted for Murder and Found Out About it on Google

Posted: December 3rd, 2010 | Author: admin | Filed under: Online ID, Personal Branding | Tags: Online ID, Personal Branding, self awareness | View Comments

How can a typo impact your personal brand? Very, very seriously and negatively. Take a look at what happened to Zachary Garcia of Florida.

ZachAry is a University of Florida student and sandwich shop employee. ZachEry is wanted for murder in the state of Florida. You can read the story in its entirety here:

http://www.switched.com/2010/11/30/zachary-garcia-google-himself-wanted-murder/?ncid=webmail

Turns out that local law enforcement circulated the photos of the wrong Zach and that includes the wrong spelling of Zachery. Sandwich shop Zach discovered his name sake after Googling himself.

Why You Should Google YOU
Every now and again you should Google yourself to see what appears on pages 1 through 3 about you. Most people do not navigate beyond page 1 but up to 3 is a safe bet.

Just like you check your credit score – your Google score is becoming increasingly important to keep tabs on as well. More and more people turn to the web before interviewing, meeting, or even accepting a date with someone.

What Next?
Have you Googled yourself lately? Have you found out something new about yourself?