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Dec. 7th, 2003 03:49 amAccording to Googlism: "ann magill is unable to work for medical reasons" and nothing more.
While this is true (I receive Social Security Disability Insurance because of my cerebral palsy), I'm not sure which part of Google's database "Googlism" searches.
When I put "ann magill" in Google's own search window, the first hit did indeed refer to little ol' me. It's an article I wrote ages ago: Magic in the Modern World. The email addy is at least 6 years defunct, and I've lost all documents of the novel mentioned in the mini-bio at the end... I think the last time I actually worked on it 12 years ago (Which dates the piece)... But I still believe the basic thesis of the article, and it's a heck of a lot more revealing of who I am than: "ann magill is unable to work for medical reasons" And then, on the second page of Google's hit, there's another link that's actually about me, here: Pro-Fun Round Robins: Credits. On the third page of hits, there was a link to this online discussion that I had completely forgotten about until I did this little Google test just now -- no date on the webpage... figures.
And yet, "Googlism" complete missed out on my writerly or paganly sides. I suspect its database searches for employment history (though, since it accurately pegged![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
nexstarman as an amatuer astronomer, maybe it also tracks records of stuff bought. Since I don't work, that's all the search engine could come up with -- defined by what I cannot do.
Such is the danger of reducing people to their economic value.... How many become virtually invisible?
While this is true (I receive Social Security Disability Insurance because of my cerebral palsy), I'm not sure which part of Google's database "Googlism" searches.
When I put "ann magill" in Google's own search window, the first hit did indeed refer to little ol' me. It's an article I wrote ages ago: Magic in the Modern World. The email addy is at least 6 years defunct, and I've lost all documents of the novel mentioned in the mini-bio at the end... I think the last time I actually worked on it 12 years ago (Which dates the piece)... But I still believe the basic thesis of the article, and it's a heck of a lot more revealing of who I am than: "ann magill is unable to work for medical reasons" And then, on the second page of Google's hit, there's another link that's actually about me, here: Pro-Fun Round Robins: Credits. On the third page of hits, there was a link to this online discussion that I had completely forgotten about until I did this little Google test just now -- no date on the webpage... figures.
And yet, "Googlism" complete missed out on my writerly or paganly sides. I suspect its database searches for employment history (though, since it accurately pegged
nexstarman as an amatuer astronomer, maybe it also tracks records of stuff bought. Since I don't work, that's all the search engine could come up with -- defined by what I cannot do.Such is the danger of reducing people to their economic value.... How many become virtually invisible?
