tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157284794783422067Mon, 16 Sep 2024 16:39:38 +0000These articles carried from the time site to discuss their views and to participate pleasehttp://d-on-t.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (HITMAN)Blogger1125en-usnoThese articles carried from the time site to discuss their views and to participate pleasenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8157284794783422067.post-8218748216829014923Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:06:00 +00002009-04-26T10:09:30.437-07:00<div align="left"><span style="font-size:180%;">T</span>he act of Googling oneself has become the digital age's premiere guilty pleasure — an activity enjoyed by all and admitted by few. The phenomenon has even been the subject of scholarly research. Last year, a team of Swiss and Australian social scientists published a study concluding that the practice of self-Googling (or "Egosurfing" as it's sometimes called) can partly be traced to a rise in narcissism in society but is also an attempt by people to identify and shape their personal online "brand." The authors of the survey no doubt returned to their cubicles and Googled themselves to see if the study was posted online. <a href="http://en.scientificcommons.org/31968134">her</a></div><div align="left"><span style="font-size:78%;">Transferred from </span><a href="http://www.time.com/time/"><span style="font-size:78%;">http://www.time.com/time/</span></a></div><div align="left">Feedback</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">If enjoyed this article Subscribe to suspend us in the blog</div>http://d-on-t.blogspot.com/2009/04/why-google-wants-you-to-google-yourself.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (HITMAN)0