Google Pig?

What is a Google pig? Well, according to my father, it would be me. That’s right. I’m a Google pig. And proud of it. It’s taken some hard work and dedication to become the pig I am.

I’d like to thank my laptop, family, and social networking/media sites for this opportunity….

Seriously though. What is a “Google Pig?” A Google pig is someone who ‘hogs’ the first page or so of search results in Google. In my case, I generally hog the first few pages if you search for “Jean Oram.” You will see that my website pops up. Profiles for me on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, AgentQuery, Goodreads, as well as visits/interviews on other people’s blogs.

However, I have noticed that in the past year this has changed a little. Are popular sites like the White Pages popping up in my search results because Google is learning my searching behaviour?

By watching what you click on in search results, Google can learn that you favor particular sites. For example, if you often search and click on links from Amazon that appear in Google’s results, over time, Google learns that you really like Amazon. In reaction, it gives Amazon a ranking boost. That means you start seeing more Amazon listings, perhaps for searches where Amazon wasn’t showing up before. (Full article by Danny Sullivan.)

Possibly. Or maybe the fact that I haven’t been as active or hanging out as ‘widespread’ on the Internet for the past eight months is allowing Jean Oram the allergist and MD sneak back into the first few pages of results. Or maybe she’s creating an online presence that is creating competition for me in terms of results? (Thank goodness my name isn’t Joe Smith!!!)

Either way, for now I’m still a bit of a Google Pig. And I plan to keep it that way.

Are you a pig? If you are, good on ya! Tell me about your rise to porkdom!