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[Falconclaw]

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I broke up with this girl two years ago, and she ended up writing an angry blog post saying how dating me was a giant mistake and how I destroyed every part of her and calling me a scumbag. That's really all she said, and she didn't say anything specific.
Someone who doesn't like me ended up reposting her post. I'm on good terms with her now, and she agreed to make her version private, but the person who reposted it refuses to do so, and now it's the SECOND thing you see after you Google my name, after my Facebook profile. I have no idea how it got that high; it wasn't before, maybe his blog is becoming more popular.

Anyway, is this going to hurt me? Anything I can do?

 

[thegypsyqueen]

I doubt you will be googled

 

[Falconclaw]

I doubt you will be googled

Well, I obviously hope not. I'm not sure if it's regularly done, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was, at least for those candidates who've undergone an interview.

Maybe they won't really care though, or will even feel a little sympathetic for me. Idk.

 

[Plecopotamus]

Is there a photo of you, or is your name so terribly uncommon that it's obvious this is about you? You might feel like it's really obvious, but it may not be to a stranger. I don't know how the google algorithm works obviously, but I wouldn't keep searching yourself and clicking on that result (likewise, don't say anything to encourage well-meaning friends or family to do it, either).

 

[Ismet]

Very highly unlikely that you'll be googled.

 

[Soulstice]

Is it that unlikely to be Googled? I had some interviewers reference things about me that they (almost certainly) found on Google.

 

[KnuxNole]

I broke up with this girl two years ago, and she ended up writing an angry blog post saying how dating me was a giant mistake and how I destroyed every part of her and calling me a scumbag. That's really all she said, and she didn't say anything specific.
Someone who doesn't like me ended up reposting her post. I'm on good terms with her now, and she agreed to make her version private, but the person who reposted it refuses to do so, and now it's the SECOND thing you see after you Google my name, after my Facebook profile. I have no idea how it got that high; it wasn't before, maybe his blog is becoming more popular.

Anyway, is this going to hurt me? Anything I can do?

Shouldn't she do the mature thing and delete that ****? That sounds like something 13 year olds write on LiveJournal while listening to Linkin Park. I don't get why people put that on the internet, when everyone out of high school would laugh at how pathetic she is.

 

[Falconclaw]

Shouldn't she do the mature thing and delete that ****? That sounds like something 13 year olds write on LiveJournal while listening to Linkin Park. I don't get why people put that on the internet, when everyone out of high school would laugh at how pathetic she is.

lol, you're telling me. im actually on good terms with her now and she agreed to make it private, but the kid who originally reposted it doesn't want to. apparently she'll ask him again though, and irony of ironies allegedly he just broke up with his gf and is upset at some of the stuff she says about him on the internet.

sorry, i know this is a serious forum for driven people, so I really hate to regurgitate how immature people can be. hopefully it works out for me and he takes it down. If not, I don't think it'll really torpedo my chances. Just because I had an immature girlfriend two years ago (by the time I'd even be doing interviews it'll have been three) shouldn't reflect on my ability to be a good doctor.

Of course, that's the logical view. On the other hand, it really isn't flattering that it's the SECOND search result. Just a couple months ago it was on page 3! I don't know what happened! I intentionally avoided clicking on it too much.

 

[Mr Avante]

I broke up with this girl two years ago, and she ended up writing an angry blog post saying how dating me was a giant mistake and how I destroyed every part of her and calling me a scumbag. That's really all she said, and she didn't say anything specific.
Someone who doesn't like me ended up reposting her post. I'm on good terms with her now, and she agreed to make her version private, but the person who reposted it refuses to do so, and now it's the SECOND thing you see after you Google my name, after my Facebook profile. I have no idea how it got that high; it wasn't before, maybe his blog is becoming more popular.

Anyway, is this going to hurt me? Anything I can do?

Your nervousness betrays you. Your queries are saved thanks to google, and after having searched your name 10+ times they appear at the top of the list in order to facilitate your search. Besides, location makes a good portion of what the page might display. So, relax.

And, as said before, you won't be googl'd.

 

[deleted393595]

Very highly unlikely that you'll be googled.

Idk. I usually Google people I'm interviewing, and similarly enough, people interviewing me have Googled me.

 

[Ismet]

Idk. I usually Google people I'm interviewing, and similarly enough, people interviewing me have Googled me.

Interesting. How often do you find something that's worth reporting? I've only ever looked up a couple interviewees (one to see his publications and one to look at a website he created) but other than that it never crosses my mind to check, but maybe I should have haha. I definitely don't google other applicants, ain't nobody got time for that!

 

[NYCNative]

I broke up with this girl two years ago, and she ended up writing an angry blog post saying how dating me was a giant mistake and how I destroyed every part of her and calling me a scumbag. That's really all she said, and she didn't say anything specific.
Someone who doesn't like me ended up reposting her post. I'm on good terms with her now, and she agreed to make her version private, but the person who reposted it refuses to do so, and now it's the SECOND thing you see after you Google my name, after my Facebook profile. I have no idea how it got that high; it wasn't before, maybe his blog is becoming more popular.

Anyway, is this going to hurt me? Anything I can do?

I think you should create like 5 fake facebook profiles with your exact name. Then create a couple of blog articles that make it look like there's this d-bag running around your town who dropped out of high school and is tarnishing your good name. Just make sure you include pics of him culled from someone's defunct myspace profile and enough personal details to assure the interviewer that you are not one and the same.

 

[Pacna]

I was asked directly by one of the MMI stations if googling applicants was fair.

Bet your ass they're typing your name in post-interview. At least to browse your Facebook profile.

 

[Falconclaw]

Your nervousness betrays you. Your queries are saved thanks to google, and after having searched your name 10+ times they appear at the top of the list in order to facilitate your search. Besides, location makes a good portion of what the page might display. So, relax.

And, as said before, you won't be googl'd.

Not really sure what this means. Why would me Googling my own name cause one particular search result to be displayed higher?

The rest of my Google search results are pretty positive. I also have a pretty unique name, I don't think there's anyone else in America with the same first and last name.

 

[jeffs office]

I think you should create like 5 fake facebook profiles with your exact name. Then create a couple of blog articles that make it look like there's this d-bag running around your town who dropped out of high school and is tarnishing your good name. Just make sure you include pics of him culled from someone's defunct myspace profile and enough personal details to assure the interviewer that you are not one and the same.

👍 you've done this before! A+

 

[Being]

Relevant:

libel

1) n. to publish in print (including pictures), writing or broadcast through radio, television or film, an untruth about another which will do harm to that person or his/her reputation, by tending to bring the target into ridicule, hatred, scorn or contempt of others. Libel is the written or broadcast form of defamation, distinguished from slander, which is oral defamation. It is a tort (civil wrong) making the person or entity (like a newspaper, magazine or political organization) open to a lawsuit for damages by the person who can prove the statement about him/her was a lie. Publication need only be to one person, but it must be a statement which claims to be fact and is not clearly identified as an opinion.

While it is sometimes said that the person making the libelous statement must have been intentional and malicious, actually it need only be obvious that the statement would do harm and is untrue. Proof of malice, however, does allow a party defamed to sue for general damages for damage to reputation, while an inadvertent libel limits the damages to actual harm (such as loss of business) called special damages.

http://dictionary.law.com/Default.aspx?selected=1153

Say this post is preventing you from succeeding in your application to medical school, and sue them for your lost future physician earnings 😎

Also, I can't imagine pissing anybody off enough to make them post something like that about me on the internet... Is this a regular thing for you? Do you have lots of people who don't like you? From what I can gather, it seems like during your clinical years (which are very important) your grades depend in large part upon how likable you are and how well you work as part of a team. Maybe this is an area you need to work on.

 

[Goro]

Quit fussing. If it was a pic of you taking a hit from a bong, then we'd have an issue. An angry ex's rant? Not a problem.

So chill.

I broke up with this girl two years ago, and she ended up writing an angry blog post saying how dating me was a giant mistake and how I destroyed every part of her and calling me a scumbag. That's really all she said, and she didn't say anything specific.
Someone who doesn't like me ended up reposting her post. I'm on good terms with her now, and she agreed to make her version private, but the person who reposted it refuses to do so, and now it's the SECOND thing you see after you Google my name, after my Facebook profile. I have no idea how it got that high; it wasn't before, maybe his blog is becoming more popular.

Anyway, is this going to hurt me? Anything I can do?

 

[Falconclaw]

Relevant:



http://dictionary.law.com/Default.aspx?selected=1153

Say this post is preventing you from succeeding in your application to medical school, and sue them for your lost future physician earnings 😎

Also, I can't imagine pissing anybody off enough to make them post something like that about me on the internet... Is this a regular thing for you? Do you have lots of people who don't like you? From what I can gather, it seems like during your clinical years (which are very important) your grades depend in large part upon how likable you are and how well you work as part of a team. Maybe this is an area you need to work on.

lol, have you ever been in a relationship? things get dramatic sometimes.

i guess there's nothing that's objectively false about what she posted...and of course I'd have to prove in a court of law that I would've gotten in to medical school otherwise (I know you were joking about the libel suit, I'm just running with it)

EDIT: Okay, I'll be sure never to cheat on any of my fellow physicians, lol.

 

[Disinence2]

You mean likely right?

This is the first thing some interviewers will do.