I had a slightly disturbing encounter with a tweeter using the name CriticWatch recently. He made a snide remark about using Google alerts to see what ppl were saying, and I set up an alert on his name as a lark. Well, long story short, the account got terminated almost as quickly as it was created. I don't blame him for that - damage control by erasing tweets is a logical next step, I suppose.
But ... it's Christmas, God has a sense of humor, and Google is really fast sometimes. Like now. (more in a minute on that.)
Sure, you can go and erase blog posts you're now ashamed of, tweets that you would never have tweeted had you been sober, and comments from readers who take you to task for something you ought not to have done, but that doesn't erase hurt once you've inflicted it. Forget Santa, it's Google who knows if you've been naughty or nice. Sing it with me!
Don't let Google getcha with a GOTCHA.
My advice? Be NICE!
To See the Google Gotcha, Click Here. Try not to laugh too hard.
PS - I didn't reveal the identity of the mysterious madman because I don't want to give him any publicity. He might accuse me of more dishonest blogging and tweeting.
But ... it's Christmas, God has a sense of humor, and Google is really fast sometimes. Like now. (more in a minute on that.)
Sure, you can go and erase blog posts you're now ashamed of, tweets that you would never have tweeted had you been sober, and comments from readers who take you to task for something you ought not to have done, but that doesn't erase hurt once you've inflicted it. Forget Santa, it's Google who knows if you've been naughty or nice. Sing it with me!
"It sees you when you're angry,
it knows when you're insane.
It knows when you've been being mean,
and it shows the world your shame.
So, ... ya better watch out, ya better not flame,
ya better be kind and ya better sound sane,
Google Bot is Crawling The Web."
it knows when you're insane.
It knows when you've been being mean,
and it shows the world your shame.
So, ... ya better watch out, ya better not flame,
ya better be kind and ya better sound sane,
Google Bot is Crawling The Web."
Don't let Google getcha with a GOTCHA.
My advice? Be NICE!
To See the Google Gotcha, Click Here. Try not to laugh too hard.
PS - I didn't reveal the identity of the mysterious madman because I don't want to give him any publicity. He might accuse me of more dishonest blogging and tweeting.
