56% of Internet Users Have Searched for Themselves Online

You might not want to admit it, but chances are you’ve Googled yourself. Don’t be embarrassed — you’re in the majority

According to a new study conducted by the Pew Research Center, 56% of Internet users have searched for themselves online, up from 22% when the question was first asked by the research firm in 2001.

The news comes as Google celebrates its 15th birthday, but the statistic stems from a study conducted earlier this year between April and May

“Typing your name into a search engine to see what results come up was initially referred to as a ‘vanity search’ in the early days of the Internet, but increasingly, it has become an important way to check up on the most publicly accessible digital footprints that others may encounter about us online,” Mary Madden, the author of the story, told Mashable Read more…

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