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Is Your Online Presence An Afterthought?

Googling" has become the preferred way to check out a potential date, anonymously, and without the target's knowledge. You just put the name into the popular search engine to see whatever may appear, good or bad. <br/>But what would a potential customer find if it did the same thing for your business, or your key employees? Would a prospective hire or acquirer be scared away by your firm's online tracks?

5 minute read October 01, 2004 at 02:42 PM
By
Stanley P. Jaskiewicz
Is Your Online Presence An Afterthought?

“Googling” has become the preferred way to check out a potential date, anonymously, and without the target's knowledge. You just put the name into the popular search engine to see whatever may appear, good or bad.

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