Google has been collecting profile from users , allowing them to create Google Profile pages for use with certain Google services.
“Now Google Profiles are being promoted as a way for people to tell the world who they are and, to some degree, being offered as a way for people to claim their identity in Google’s main search results” , says Danny Sullivan from Search Engine Land.
What does it mean?
It means that now “Profile results” section will appear at the bottom of a Google search page, when it finds a strong match in response to a name-based search
What is it?
To give you users control over what people find when they search for your name, Google have begun to show Google profile results at the bottom of U.S. name-query search pages. These results offer abbreviated information from user-created Google profiles and a link to the full profiles. We’ve also added links so it’s easy to search for the same name on MySpace, Facebook, Classmates and LinkedIn.
Brief: Now you can create Google Profiles and after verify your details that potentially can show up in the Google web search results
When you (google-ego) or others search for your name on Google, a link to your Google profile may appear at the bottom of the search results next to your profile picture.
As more complete/detailed your profile more chances you have to have your profile exposed.
How to do it?
There’s no charge to have a page, and you dont needto use any particular Google services, either. Just sign-up here. or Google “me”
After signing-up, you can provide a variety of information about yourself, levering what you want or not to be public/shared.
That’s my profile page -
Hey Lucio You look handsome
Extra Feature
“Verified name” and a “Verified email”
Should you get a verified name? Danny Sullivan answers “Right now, it doesn’t influence whether your profile will rank better in profile results. But if you’re trying to convince people to trust that the page is really controlled by you, it probably makes sense.”
Why Do I need to do it?
According to Google:
- Receive messages. Enable the ‘Send a message’ feature to allow anyone with a Google Account to email you without revealing your email address.
- Add photos. Enhance your profile by embedding photos from Flickr or Picasa.
- Create a page about you. Write a short bio in the About me tab, reveal your superpower, and tell people what you still can’t find using Google.
- Add your contact information. Share your information with your friends and family, so they always have the most up-to-date information. You control who sees it.
- Add links to your other profiles and sites (they dont add any SEO benefit). Make it easier for friends to see your other content on the Web. You can link to Google content, including your Blogger blog, public Picasa Web Albums and Google Reader shared items as well as other pages on the Web such as Twitter, MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn and your company.
- Ever searched for yourself on Google and come away dissatisfied, especially if someone else you share a name with seems to dominate the results? Ever looked for someone else and been disappointed that you couldn’t find the person you wanted? Google’s new “Profile Results” aim to correct both problems.
- Show your location. ‘My places’ includes all the cities you’ve entered on your profile. Your current location and where you’ve lived are displayed on a map.
I think the Google Profile could be interesting. It sounds like they intend to make this one of the top results when someone searches for your name. Right now, unless you have a personal, search-optimized blog, there’s no telling what people will see. And I’ll bet that most people look first to Google, not Facebook or LinkedIn, when they’re searching for personal or contact information. (Who ever heard of Facebooking a blind date?)
Danny Sulivan has the guide in more details here, and the guys from SEO Roundtable go into step-by-step process to get your email and profile verified and Google has published their own post
Cheers
Lucio Ribeiro
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Nice one, thanks Lucio. I saw they launched it but couldn’t really see a huge benefit. All signed up now.
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Hey Nathan not a big advantage of Seo point of view.
In terms of Social Networking…humm…maybe some
Right now it’s all about Online Reputation Management
Lucio
I really enjoyed reading you blog. I am always looking for new information because as the old saying goes “Knowledge is power”
Thanks for the info I found you post motivating and inspiring.
This is a great idea, I never heard of it. Thanks for the information. Ill have to go to work on this now.