Tuesday, January 19, 2010

what the google algorithm will yield

I was (slightly) bored the other day and I decided to google my name in the internet (admit it, you've done it once or twice in your life). From past experience, I know that I wouldn't have a Wesley Gibson experience when he searched himself on the internet. I was expecting almost the same results as before (that is, social networking results or mentions in my friends' blogs). But imagine, to my surprise, when I typed in my full name, it yielded this (click on the image for a clearer picture):


I totally forgot how many hardbound copies of my thesis I submitted to my thesis adviser (was it seven?), and I don't recall that one of them would be in the National Library for crying out loud. Well, actually it's standard procedure to put theses in the National Library...I just think it's absolutely cool (sorry, geek outburst) to have a work of your own in the National Library of all places. I recall researching at the National Library before, although the experience itself wasn't as productive as I thought it would be. But hey, I think (?) this calls for a celebration! LOL

Now, if I unexpectedly found SOMEONE quoting my work in their research, I believe I would first ascend to heaven, go back to earth, and ask what the hell was the person thinking...

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