Blogging

Did you know about Google Profiles? I didn't. We encourage our employees to post regular contributions on websites. I spend most of my time photo archiving Greenville, NC on Google Maps using Google's Panoramio or relocating misplaced eye droppers on Google Maps; but that's another story.

But back to the main point, when we've posted comments on these blogs, usually you have to create an account and you're encouraged to setup a profile on their site. When I've been contributing to Google, however, who knew it was me? Nobody. Because I hadn't setup a Google Profile.

One of the things I can't stand is going to Google and not being able to find out about a place. For example, when I travel, I don't necessarily plan out the entire trip minute-for-minute. But I do like to have a general idea of what my possibilities are for when I get there; that way I don't waste time looking for something, but rather, I can enjoy myself.

One of the first things I do when I am planning a trip is go to Firefox, type in google.com, and start searching for stuff to do in the town that I am traveling to. For example, I'll type in "restaurant myrtle beach sc" and browse through the Google Business Listings or browse through a couple websites that rate or suggest restaurants. Then I do the same thing for hotels, entertainment, etc.