[[["易于理解","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["解决了我的问题","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["其他","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["没有我需要的信息","missingTheInformationINeed","thumb-down"],["太复杂/步骤太多","tooComplicatedTooManySteps","thumb-down"],["内容需要更新","outOfDate","thumb-down"],["翻译问题","translationIssue","thumb-down"],["示例/代码问题","samplesCodeIssue","thumb-down"],["其他","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["最后更新时间 (UTC):2009-12-01。"],[[["\u003cp\u003eBefore sharing personal information online, consider the potential for it to be found by unintended audiences through search engines, even if it seems appropriate in the initial context.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eTo remove unwanted content from search results, prioritize removing it from the original website first, either by deleting it yourself or contacting the webmaster.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eIf content removal from the source isn't possible, proactively publish positive and relevant information about yourself to improve your online presence and reduce the visibility of negative content.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eUtilize online tools like Google Profiles and encourage positive reviews or content to counteract negative or embarrassing information and manage your online reputation effectively.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],["To manage your online reputation, first, avoid posting sensitive information online. If unwanted content exists, attempt to remove it directly from the source website. If you own the site, simply delete it. If not, contact the site's webmaster to request removal. Use Google's URL removal tool to expedite content removal from search results after deletion from the source. If removal is impossible, proactively publish positive information about yourself, such as creating a Google profile.\n"],null,["# Managing your reputation through search results\n\nThursday, October 15, 2009\n\n\n*Cross-posted on the\n[Official Google Blog](https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/managing-your-reputation-through-search.html)*\n\n\nA few years ago I couldn't wait to get married. Because I was in love, yeah; but more importantly,\nso that I could take my husband's name and people would stop getting that ridiculous picture from\ncollege as a top result when they searched for me on Google.\n\n\nAfter a few years of working here, though, I've learned that you don't have to change your name\njust because it brings up some embarrassing search results. Below are some tips for \"reputation\nmanagement\": influencing how you're perceived online, and what information is available relating\nto you.\n\nThink twice\n-----------\n\n\nThe first step in reputation management is preemptive:\n**Think twice before putting your personal information online**. Remember that\nalthough something might be appropriate for the context in which you're publishing it, search\nengines can make it very easy to find that information later, out of context, including by people\nwho don't normally visit the site where you originally posted it. Translation: don't assume that\njust because your mom doesn't read your blog, she'll never see that post about the new tattoo\nyou're hiding from her.\n\nTackle it at the source\n-----------------------\n\n\nIf something you dislike has already been published, the next step is to\n**try to remove it from the site where it's appearing**. Rather than immediately\ncontacting Google, it's important to first remove it from the site where it's being published.\nGoogle doesn't own the Internet; our search results simply reflect what's already out there on\nthe web. Whether or not the content appears in Google's search results, people are still going to\nbe able to access it---on the original site, through other search engines, through social\nnetworking sites, etc.---if you don't remove it from the original site. You need to tackle\nthis at the source.\n\n- If the content in question is on a site you own, easy---just remove it. It will naturally drop out of search results after we recrawl the page and discover the change.\n- It's also often easy to remove content from sites you don't own if you put it there, such as photos you've uploaded, or content on your profile page.\n- If you can't remove something yourself, you can [contact the site's webmaster](https://www.google.com/support/websearch/bin/answer.py?answer=9109) and ask them to remove the content or the page in question.\n\n\nAfter you or the site's webmaster has removed or edited the page, you can expedite the removal of\nthat content from Google using\n[our **URL removal tool**](https://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=92865).\n\nProactively publish information\n-------------------------------\n\n\nSometimes, however, you may not be able to get in touch with a site's webmaster, or they may\nrefuse to take down the content in question. For example, if someone posts a negative review of\nyour business on a restaurant review or consumer complaint site, that site might not be willing to\nremove the review. If you can't get the content removed from the original site, you probably won't\nbe able to completely remove it from Google's search results, either. Instead, you can try to\nreduce its visibility in the search results by\n**proactively publishing useful, positive information** about yourself or your\nbusiness. If you can get stuff that you *want* people to see to outperform the stuff you\ndon't want them to see, you'll be able to reduce the amount of harm that that negative or\nembarrassing content can do to your reputation.\n\nYou can publish or encourage positive content in a variety of ways:\n\n- Create [a Google profile](https://www.google.com/profiles). When people search for your name, Google can display [a link to your Google profile in our search results](https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/search-for-me-on-google.html) and people can click through to see whatever information you choose to publish in your profile.\n- If a customer writes a negative review of your business, you could ask some of your other customers who are happy with your company to give a fuller picture of your business.\n- If a blogger is publishing unflattering photos of you, take some pictures you prefer and publish them in a blog post or two.\n- If a newspaper wrote an article about a court case that put you in a negative light, but which was subsequently ruled in your favor, you can ask them to update the article or publish a follow-up article about your exoneration. (This last one may seem far-fetched, but believe it or not, we've gotten multiple requests from people in this situation.)\n\n\nHope these tips have been helpful! You can stop by our Web Search Forum and\n[share your own advice or stories](https://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Web+Search/thread?tid=31539c32bdd9eebf)\nabout how you manage your reputation online.\n\n\nPosted by\n[Susan Moskwa](/search/blog/authors/susan-moskwa),\nWebmaster Trends Analyst"]]