I have just one googleganger and we both run 5ks. Many of our Google entries were just race times – that’s how I discovered my googleganger. I’ve never run a 5k in Washington state.
Admit it that you’ve typed in your name in a Google search to see how many entries you had with your name. That’s how you can find out if you have a googleganger – another individual with the same name as you whose entries are mixed in with your own when you Google yourself. I should probably run more 5ks to elevate my name higher in the search results…..
On a more realistic note….for other slang words like this one, check out Urban Dictionary, the “slang dictionary with your words”. It’s like the Wikipedia for urban slang. This could be the YA Librarian’s best friend. You can add, edit, tag words and give them a thumbs-up or thumbs-down rating. You can even add a photo that you think encapsulates the word, like “sup“. Sup, peeps?
marthathelibrarian1 said,
March 29, 2008 @ 4:30 pm
I admit it. I have googled myself, and my kids! and while I didn’t find a googleganger for any of them, I did find one for me – using my maiden name – and wouldn’t you know, she’s a librarian! Just this past year she moved from the University of Florida where she was Director for Technology Services and Associate Director of Libraries to the University of California at San Diego as Associate University Librarian for Collection Services.
Makes me wish I hadn’t changed my name – I’d like to have her credentials mixed with mine!