Alison Cottrell Internet Search

Using the Internet to research “Alison Cottrell”, one would find the most information on LinkedIn because that account is public. Through LinkedIn one would see that Alison goes to University of Wisconsin Madison and studies marketing there. She was previously an Event Coordinator at Red Frog Events, where she worked in public relations. Other jobs include a sales representative for Frank Productions, and academic organizations like Alpha Kappa Psi and Lean In. Through Facebook, one could see Alison’s cover photos and profile pictures, as well as her interests including the Chicago Blackhawks, the Chicago Bears, the Chicago Marathon, Warrior Dash, Sex and the City, The Great Gatsby, and Fiends the TV show. She lives in Chicago but is from Park Ridge, IL. Looking up Alison’s zip code and phone number one can see she is from Park Ridge, IL. Demographics from this area include: the median age is 45, over 95% of the population is a high school graduate or higher, 3.6% of the individuals are below the poverty level, and the median household income is $86,521. Lastly, by doing a Google search, one can find a few of Alison’s past profile pictures, LinkedIn account, and some articles including her name from the Park Ridge Advocate regarding high school soccer.

            Overall, I think this search was very interesting, but even through social media I could not find a lot on myself, besides LinkedIn because it is private. I think this is because I am very aware of privacy issues on the Internet, so I try to keep my social media sites like Facebook as private as possible.