More and more Google people ... themselves

The proportion of Americans "Google" information about themselves is increasing, not to mention they still enlist "look" to friends, colleagues and even . partners.

In a report published yesterday, the Pew Internet and American Life project said 47% of US Internet users have sought information about themselves through search engines like Google.

This figure is twice higher than in 2002 (22%), but Pew expert Mary Madden said " It's still low ".

" It is true that it has doubled, but there are still more than half of users who have never thought of connecting their names to search engines. Why do they not care what other people have written, say anything about themselves online? ".

About 60% of the respondents said they were not worried at all when their information appeared on the Internet, yes, they were only a little shy about how these data would be used by others. only

According to Pew's findings, users under the age of 50, higher education and income will tend to "Google themselves" more. In some cases, it is because their work requires "customers" to own a "monumental" personal profile online.

"Nosy"

More and more searching for information of themselves and relatives on Google.

53% of respondents confessed to having searched for information about others via Google, of course, not including celebrities.

The most common is finding information about a person who has lost contact for a long time, but Google friends, relatives, colleagues and neighbors is also a common behavior.

While the "Google yourself" ratio is similar in men and women, women tend to be interested in finding information about the person they are dating.

Not only looking for contact information, personalities, a third of respondents even searched for information such as "divorce" or "bankruptcy" of interested people.

Finally, after constant warnings about personal privacy on MySpace or Facebook, young people and teenagers seem to be "more strict" with their online profile.

" I think parents and teachers have constantly advised them to be cautious about postings and who to share that information with ," Madden commented.

Trong Cam