I'm #1!! I'm #1!!

It looks like Google Caffeine has finally resulted in my complete and utter dominance of my name. As you can see from this screen shot, all of those blue boxes are all about this Jeanne Bright:

This blog and my Twitter stream are really boosting me up there. This blog I can understand - I have Jeanne Bright everywhere. And my twitter stream? I think my username is the only reference to who I am. To me, this signifies that Google is making a true effort to include new forms of internet representation; specifically, blogs and twitter. My personal profile is also present on the first page, but that should come as no surprise since it's a Google offering.

The things that surprise me:
-Who is buying paid search against my name? How do they find names to bid on? Am I personally driving up the demand on my name?
-My InstantCast profile is still up there. How? I am surprised that my profile is still active (or that the company hasn't since shuttered).
-My facebook profile isn't showing up.

Although my effort has been puny, I'm glad that this blog thing is finally paying off. On Google. Next - Yahoo and Bing. Then - the World.

Twitter Part Duex

I just updated my twitter link to my new-ish work-related twitter. I was just doing a search on my name (because I am actually that conceited, as proven through previous posts), and my work twitter started ranking for "Jeanne Bright." That is actually fantastically awesome. I guess Twitter has stopped using the robots.txt file.

Click here for more information on Twitter embracing its search capabilities: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10235360-2.html

Twittering

Yes... it has been a long time since I wrote about my favorite topic, Jeanne Bright. Well, I just updated my blog to include some embedded code: my Twitter stream! Twitter is a short blog entry, using 140 characters or less. Although I signed up for it a really long time ago, I am going to try really hard to use it - or at least more than I use this blog.

Jeanne Bright!!!

So I've been slacking with this whole "ranking at the top of my name" thing. For a while this blog was sitting pretty on Google, and then WHAMMY! some other Jeanne Bright signed up at Classmates.com and now I've got competition. That, plus the fact that I have not updated in a while could mean that this blog's ranks could be slipping. I'm going to have some trouble competing against the longest running social network, but boy will I try!

As part of my job I have signed up for a number of e-mails through Media Post, which usually delivers relevant news about the media industry. Recently they sent one along about LookUpPage.com, which is similar to LinkedIn, except it does not promote itself as a social network. Instead, it uses SEO to try to ensure you (and the information you provide) get the top position on the SERP [search engine results page] for your name. With that in mind, here is a link to Jeanne Bright's page on LookUp Page.

And now, I'm going to try and a picture of myself to rank on Google. A glamour shot, if you will:

Gorgeous. You can see the corner of my refridgerator on the left hand side over there. Obviously a professional shot.

Hey, I finally come up!

My mission of SEO-ing myself has almost finally worked. For "Jeanne Bright" or "Jeanne Kathryn Bright," I am currently at the fifth position with this blog. Hey-o!

Embarassingly, my profile on InstantCast comes in first. Yes, InstantCast. You might be asking yourself, "Jeanne Bright (ding! another shot at ranking my name), I didn't know you were an aspiring model/actress?!?!" You, reader, would be right. Instead, I am an inspiring search engine marketer, and created a profile to understand more about one of my clients .... nine months ago. Now I don't remember the password to go in there and delete it, so I guess it will stay with me forever. Harumph. But hey, at least I have a "vibrant personality," right?

While you're here, you should check me out on LinkedIn: Jeanne Bright.

Computer Animation

I haven't done this since I graduated from school, but I guess you could say that I 'concentrated' in computer animation for my art minor. Here are two short clips that I made.

This is a short story about a grasshopper who finds himself to become a hip hop violinist.



And this one is a lot quicker: I used an air hockey set-up to show dynamic movement:



Hope you like it...

Online Reputation Management for Individuals

For those of you from my Web Design Basics class that are worried about putting your name on the internet - don't worry! As long as you are careful (no social security numbers!) and monitor content out there that can apply to your name, putting your name on the internet can be very beneficial.

I found this article to be pretty interesting - it outlines a number of ways that you can utilize your brand (your name) and make sure you are putting your best (internet) face forward. Check it out!