Do you google people you meet? - And is google building a giant network of everyones relationships to everyone?!

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Do you google others you meet?

  • Are you kidding? Can't wait for the google-glass app that tells me everything about everyone I meet.

    Votos: 2 4.3%

  • Most of the time, better be sure than sorry.

    Votos: 4 8.5%

  • Sometimes, like a date or someone I'm meeting that none of my friends know

    Votos: 15 31.9%

  • Very rarely or almost never.

    Votos: 15 31.9%

  • Never, it's a violation of peoples privacy and ruins basic human interaction.

    Votos: 11 23.4%
  • Total de votantes
    47
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Kiwiballs

Kiwiballs

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Okay, obviously yes to the second question.

But in terms of the first?
I really try not to, unless I'm aiming for some life changing thing like getting a new job or when renting out my house.
I met this cool guy recently that I really want to be friends with, at least for a while. He does some awesome stuff I'd like to learn more and it's fun talking about the world and common interests with him. Feel like he could be good for my career too.
But even though I said I'd google him just to check something out, he basically told me to google him, I still haven't.
I just think its weird.

I want people to be a bit of a surprise to me, I want to get to know them as I do, like a journey. But as I get older I'm starting to think that I don't have time for that, it's "time to get serious". All that stuff.

I imagine that women google men more than men google women but I could be wrong on this. And generally I imagine that people google each other quite a lot.

How about you Kiwi's?
Why, why not?
 
I don't google random people, but I do tend to look up my coworkers on LinkedIn or similar to sometimes get more background information about their skills and experience without having to run around like an insane person asking, "How long have you worked in this field and what has been your pathway into management?" on the first day.

I'll admit, I've also looked up the public criminal records and ran names against the sex offender registry, because I work with vulnerable populations and have seen people, as they say, "fall through the cracks" when they really should be barred from the profession or at least closely, closely monitored. If I worked in a different type of job I would probably not care. It would be different ethically if I were a hiring manager or something, but I'm not.

I don't think looking at LinkedIns is creepy because, AFAIK, people provide all of that information themselves directly.

If someone just says "google me to figure me out" I'd assume they're terminally blogposting or something, or have something like being in news articles that they want you to see.
 
Kiwiballs dijo:
He's doing some art, wanted to check it out but don't really want to google him.
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You know, last time I had a coworker tell me his penname but refused to show me any of his work while we were at work, it was because he made "adult content." So he wanted me to do it on my own time so he couldn't potentially get in trouble if I didn't agree to him showing me his porno shit on the clock. Or in general he wanted to keep his private life and work life separate.
 
only time ive ever looked someone up is to check if the cute girl in one of my college clases was listed as single on facebook. beyond that ive never looked up anyone ive met online.
 
i did once because i was going on a date with a girl who told me she did porn. she was like "oh yeah i was in a porn once, hope that doesnt freak you out"...i was going through a breakup and just trying to get my dick wet, so i wasnt freaked out lol

found the porn. it was....it was something. she ghosted but after seeing the porn, it was for the best
 
Not really. I only do it for research papers of people I work/worked with. I find most people I've been around after undergrad kinda dull and not worth looking into and the people I find interesting I wish to keep their private life private, just like my own life. All that being said, I did look up old crushes and gfs from high school and friends from both high school and college for the hell of it a while back just to see how they are doing and because of nostalgia.
 
I only do it for doctors or people like that just to check there isn't anything bad about them online. But in terms of looking at their social media or stuff like that, hell no.
 
I do if there's money involved and I want to make sure the person I'm dealing with isn't a scammer or a criminal, eg. I'd always do a check on a potential landlord before showing up for a viewing.
 
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