I am not sure if I should be ashamed to admit this and it may be a bit of vanity on my part, but I have subscribed to Google Alerts. The question on your mind is what I am alerting myself to?I have decided to send email alerts to myself anytime my name or handle, a.k.a. Katiebabs, comes up in a blog or website. I never knew that Google had this until some told me that authors will use this device when their name or review of a book is posted. I assume that others do this in their fields of choice.
I have to admit it is kind of cool to see your name in places you would have never thought possible.
A perfect example is of one alert I just received with my full name on Ebay. Freefall by JoAnn Ross is available there to purchase. And because I reviewed the book for one of my review sites, part of my review is there with my full name and the review site.
Here is the section where I was mentioned:
Review
An intense thriller. . . .the perfect edge of your seat mystery. . . will most definitely blow you away." -- Kate Garrabrant, Romance Reviews Today
I have to admit, I was a bit giddy when I saw that. :D
So who is willing to admit they have googled their name or started their own alert?
Katiebabs (KB)
9 comments:
I subscribed to Google Alerts too. I'm not ashamed, lol. I tagged Historical Romance Novels and Upcoming Romance Release. That's so cool that your name was up there! Go Katie! :D I gotta go check it out now...
You're right you are vain.
I've subscribed. Information is never a bad thing. And sometimes fun, too!
A couple of days ago I got one and found out someone in the Jim Butcher forum listed my upcoming releases as good UF info. I was able to respond, and let them know I have my best UF 2008 picks.
Enjoy the credit on ebay! :-D
Dude, way ahead of you. Google Alerted myself loooong ago. Vain shmain. I agree information is cool to have. It really doesn't hurt a thing.
I did too, not to be ashamed about. It's kinda fun. LOL!
This has never even occurred to me! Part of the reason may be that I don't put my full name on anything.
I'm off to google myself now!
Can't say as I've ever googled me.
I've used Google alert for news stories/issues that I'm researching for the paper, but not for my work as an author. The truth is, I don't know that I WANT to know every time my name is mentioned, because not everything people post is positive. I have to protect my fragile muse, after all. I try to avoid temptation to google my name, as well, for the same reason. Generally, if someone says something nice, someone who knows me — say, Kristie, for example — lets me know about it. :-)
I've done my real name a time or two to see what comes up.
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