CNET NEWS – Oct 15 – A new survey by BrandYourself, an online reputation company, and polling giant Harris Interactive shows that when it comes to voting, business and dating, people place a lot of emphasis on what they find in personal search results. 86% used a search engine to find more information about another person. 75% of online U.S. adults have searched their own name, 48% say most of the search results about them aren't positive. 43% have searched a potential date, significant other, or ex boyfriend/girlfriend, making romantic searches the most common search among U.S. adults.
by Sree Sreenivasan
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