davidfcooper

I Google myself once every three or four months. I have a very common name, so when I Googled myself for the first time about a decade ago I didn't show up until the 14th page. As recently as three or four years ago I didn't show up until the seventh page, but today I'm on the first page in the number eight position; on Yahoo I'm the fourth David Cooper listed, and on Quintura I'm number three. Adding my middle initial pushes me up into the top spot.

The best part of Googling myself is finding my poems on websites whose existence I was unaware of.

Register story on human intervention in the Google algorithm

Google this week admitted that its staff will pick and choose what appears in its search results. It's a historic statement - and nobody has yet grasped its significance.

How to Publish Without Perishing

Keeping out of print books available in digital form to some extent balances diminished or lost royalties, but the latter also means that most writers will continue to rely on either benefactors (such as loving, tolerant, and financially secure spouses) or day jobs.

I tried googling myself and discovered I have a very common name, but on the back pages I did get a few mentions.

On page 12 google listed:
http://www.catranslation.org/Translation/bios/cooper.html

On page 32 goodle listed:
http://www.archipelago.org/vol3-3/cooper.htm

And on page 59 google listed:
http://home.mindspring.com/~blkgrnt/figments/fig79.html

This last one was a surprise. It's is from the website of "256 Shades of Grey, EAU CLAIRE
WISCONSIN'S AVANT-POP LITERARY ARTS 'ZINE." I don't know how long
these poems have been up there, but I'm delighted they are included. I
don't even remember submitting them to the editors or ever receiving
an acceptance note/email from the editors, but I'm not complaining.

When I tried googling "David Cooper, Poet" it listed my homepage.

Current Mood: chipper

Current Mood: chipper

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