Comments on: My Web Personality http://alex.halavais.net/my-web-personality/ Things that interest me. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:00:29 +0000 hourly 1 By: Alex H. http://alex.halavais.net/my-web-personality/comment-page-1/#comment-214045 Sat, 05 Sep 2009 16:19:24 +0000 http://alex.halavais.net/?p=2460#comment-214045 I think that’s part of what they’re trying to get at. If someone searches for my name (globally unique) what they find is still not “me,” but at least isn’t confused with lots of other people. If you search for someone with a fairly common name, it’s also not too much of a problem, since people will expect a search for “John Smith” to turn up lots of people who are not the target. I think where this becomes worrying is when you share your name with just a handful of people, and there is “brand confusion” resulting.

]]> By: Chuck http://alex.halavais.net/my-web-personality/comment-page-1/#comment-214009 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:28:14 +0000 http://alex.halavais.net/?p=2460#comment-214009 I guess I don’t understand this project. If I give them my name — which is far more common than yours — I see it flashing through files for a retired mine worker and a former professional football player, among others. Obviously, those people aren’t me. It can’t possibly construct a digital snapshot of me without knowing other information to filter out other people with my name. Am I missing the point or expecting too much?

It’s fun to watch it work, though.

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