http://lingofactory.tribe.net/thread/ffe98658-8264-4c00-834c-53291395d4d1?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://lingofactory.tribe.net/thread/ffe98658-8264-4c00-834c-53291395d4d1#6e315df5-2441-4dee-9bb6-a1067e0f4738 34 hits, definitely 2004 or earlier...oops! (Blew my cover...) Mon, 27 Feb 2006 11:39:38 GMT http://lingofactory.tribe.net/thread/ffe98658-8264-4c00-834c-53291395d4d1#6e315df5-2441-4dee-9bb6-a1067e0f4738 Timbozo 2006-02-27T11:39:38Z http://lingofactory.tribe.net/thread/ffe98658-8264-4c00-834c-53291395d4d1#eae2e6d3-86b0-44dc-b2ba-b1026fe39008 Googlebangers ar frowned upon. Mon, 27 Feb 2006 08:11:07 GMT http://lingofactory.tribe.net/thread/ffe98658-8264-4c00-834c-53291395d4d1#eae2e6d3-86b0-44dc-b2ba-b1026fe39008 Madame Gonzaga 2006-02-27T08:11:07Z http://lingofactory.tribe.net/thread/ffe98658-8264-4c00-834c-53291395d4d1#c88eeb52-788d-4de2-b1b0-80fb28afdc64 Hi!! Thanks for the invite...I *did* decide to join. :) I should correct you though. I didn't come up with "googleganger" either. I think it's fairly commonly used in some circles, especially among people who are concerned about their identity on the internet (often for professional reasons). I heard it for the first time about 5 years ago from a software engineer when we were talking about the fact that some employers will google employee's and interviewee's names to find out if they are involved in any activities that they find goes against the image the company wants to portray. Sun, 26 Feb 2006 23:40:28 GMT http://lingofactory.tribe.net/thread/ffe98658-8264-4c00-834c-53291395d4d1#c88eeb52-788d-4de2-b1b0-80fb28afdc64 Åmªzºn¡Kª 2006-02-26T23:40:28Z http://lingofactory.tribe.net/thread/ffe98658-8264-4c00-834c-53291395d4d1#1b4f0136-b0c3-4487-befc-dba54230234b someone with your exact name (but NOT you) whom you find on an internet search. derivation: Google plus the second half of the word "doppelganger" a German word meaning your double...somebody who is your twin in all but parentage. i should mention that i didn't come up with "googleganger" myself, a friend did (& i hope to induce her to join us here). Sat, 25 Feb 2006 20:53:48 GMT http://lingofactory.tribe.net/thread/ffe98658-8264-4c00-834c-53291395d4d1#1b4f0136-b0c3-4487-befc-dba54230234b Holden S. 2006-02-25T20:53:48Z