Per completing this assignment, I want to think that the information Google can collect with me is super neat, but at the same time creepy. I do not mean to say that I feel invaded by the information out there, but it is very odd to see how something as simple as typing in one's phone number can instantly be linked to where in the nation that number is coming from, in my case, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Since I have a gmail account, when typing in "Jen Erickson", the first thing that came up was my gmail icon photo. It also provides links to websites that I myself use; for example, Linkedin, Pinterest, Facebook, and Twitter. However, when clicking on Linkedin and Pinterest, the faces that pop up are not mine, which leads me to believe if when others Google search, "Jen Erickson" from a computer other than mine, if my face does appear. The other Jen Erickson's out there that are featured on my computer are all women in their thirties or forties. By seeing ladies who are slightly older than me featured, brings my image to be a younger, more professional woman who enjoys her crafts and homemaking. I cannot say that I am disappointed in this representation, but it does make me wonder, again, what others see when they search my name and the information they can gather to draw a quick conclusion of who I actually am.
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