Holly CRAP!!.. WTF????

[TDC57]

#1. Generally speaking, all search engines reindex (or research) existing
webpages on different schedules. Google is the same way. Once your
site has been reindexed, the content that no longer exists will be
removed from the search engine. This can, however, take several
months.

To ensure your information is removed, I would use Google's remove
content page at : ://www.google.com/remove.html

This allows you to remove or change all of the following:

Change the URL of your website
Remove your website
Remove individual pages
Remove snippets
Remove cached pages
Remove an outdated ("dead") link
Remove an image from Google's Image Search

Please note however, as mentioned on the page, it does take 6-8 weeks
for the change to be processed at the next scheduled reindexing.

The exact url you would probably want is
://www.google.com/remove.html#exclude_pages to remove the page
containing the content you wish to remove.

Here is their removal procedure.
http://www.archive.org/about/exclude.php



#2 Google Releases Improved Content Removal Tools
Apr 17, 2007 at 9:38pm ET by Danny Sullivan
Google has rolled out new tools to help people quickly get content removed from its search engine. Those targeted at site owners allow for speedy removal of pages and cached copies of pages. Other tools allow those to request the removal of images or links to pages with personal information about themselves, in the right circumstances. More on the tools and various options are covered below.
Site Owner Removal Options
For site owners, the best way to keep content out of Google is by using the robots.txt or meta robots tag options. Either option can prevent pages from getting into Google or get them removed once included. However, getting pages removed once in can take time. You have to wait for Google to revisit the pages you’ve flagged for removal, a process that can take days or longer.
The new site owner tools can be found within Google Webmaster Central, for those with verified accounts (That’s explained more here, and it’s free and easy to do). Once logged in, select the site you want to remove pages from via the "Dashboard" screen. When that site loads, choose the "Diagnostics" tab, then select the "URL Removals" link you’ll see in the left-hand navigation.
That will load a screen up with four options, allowing you to remove:
• Individual URLs (a particular page, image or anything with a specific URL that’s listed in Google)

• Directories: (all pages within particular sections of your site, such as within the /about/ area)

• Entire Site: (want to wipe out your entire site? Go ahead!)

• Cached Copy: (want a page to be listed, but not have a copy of it cached anymore?)
Removing URLs
To remove individual URL, directories or your entire site with the new tools, you must block crawling of these using either the robots.txt or meta robots tag options. Alternatively, if the page, pages or entire site are physically gone from the internet — returning 404 "not found" or 410 "gone" error codes – then the tools can also process the request.
To remove a URL, you enter that URL. Up to 100 can be entered at a time using the form (if you want do more than this, submit the first 100, then start again with a fresh form). To delete directories or entire web sites, you enter the directory path or the web site address using separate forms.
After submitting a request, the deletion will go into a processing queue. You can monitor the status of any request using the "Current Requests" tab of the URL Removals screen. Requests in progress are flagged as "Pending." Those removed get flagged "Removed" and appear on the "Removed Content" tab. If there’s a problem, a "Denied" message appears, with a link to explain more about what problem needs to be corrected.
How long to process a request? The tool should act on any valid requests within 3 to 5 days or faster.
How long will removals last? For six months, once processed — and regardless of whatever you do on your web site during that time, unless you specifically ask for reinclusion.
For example, say you remove a page from your web site, then ask for the page to be removed from Google using the removal tool. Two weeks later, you put the page back up. Google will still continue to follow the original instructions, not to include the page, even though it exists.
During the six month period, you can rescind a removal request. Simply find any removal action you’ve done listed on the Removed Content tab, then select the "Reinclude" option that should show.


#3 How To Remove Your Phone Number From Google Search
To do this: Type in your full phone number using dashes like this:
555-123-4567.
If your number appears in the mapping database, an icon resembling a telephone will appear to left of the entry on the results page.
Click on this icon and it will take you to a page containing a description of the service, and a link to request your number be removed!
Recheck your phone # to be sure it has been removed. Also, if you have children, please check their phone # too!
Here the direct link: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/pbremoval.html
Vanessa Fox of the Google Webmaster Central team announced that Google Webmaster Central now supports the easy removal of content from their index.
In short, if you login to your Google Webmaster Central account, you can easily remove content (individual pages, directories, entire site or cache copies) from Google.com, if you have verified the site. The blog post also explains new ways of requesting the removal of content that you do not have access to.
Google Releases Improved Content Removal Tools from Danny Sullivan at Search Engine Land has a very detailed write up on how it works. If you are interested in understanding it in detail, read Danny's post. If you just want a quick glance at how you can use it, check out the Google Webmaster Central Blog because they have tons of screen captures.
I am not going to get into how it works or how you make it work.
This was announced later last night, so we currently only have a thread at DigitalPoint Forums.
Overall, this is a nice step for the tool. We know Yahoo added the remove URL feature to Site Explorer earlier this year. But Google's approach is a bit more detailed. But still, nice to see these features and ways to interact with your content via Google.


#4 Services to remove your name from search engines
Zallas Technologies - Takes 4 to 6 months to remove your bad or negative information. Uses the same technique as the other company. Have to call to get a quote.
RemoveYourName.com - Uses the technique described above of pushing down bad or unwanted results. Start at $695 to push data out from the first page, and $995 to remove from the first TWO pages.
Complaint Remover - These guys are a little more hardcore and actually send out cease and desist orders on sites that have negative information about you. They also claim to use SEO tactics to get other results to show up higher.
So that’s about it! Hopefully that helps you in your endeavor to remove unwanted information about your name from Google and other search engines! Remember, the best way to avoid any of this is to simply NOT USE YOUR NAME! Don’t post your real name in forums, blog posts, online accounts, etc, if you don’t have to. The less your name is on the net, the less likely it will show up. Enjoy!



Here are some links that you need to view to, they will also help..


http://www.removeyourname.com/?gclid...FRwwawodCjhfaw

http://www.clean-search.com

http://www.defendmyname.com

http://oyrep.com

http://www.ehow.com/how_4452948_dele...h-engines.html

http://www.removenegativeinformation.com


P.S.
I'm such a giver!..

[rabosi]

I guess i'm doing good. Only 5 hits on my name and nothing too revealing.
More info about a person can be found by doing a public records search and I don't think those can be hidden.

[JThiessen]

I'm somewhat shocked that people dont realize that what they say on on the internet is out there for anyone and everyone to see.

TDC - everything you have on your wheelchair site will be able to be picked up by Google and any other search engine also.

[kulangflow]

This is where it's nice to have a very common name. Even if you were searching for me specifically, you'd have a hard time finding me amongst the other millions of people with my same name. A few famous people have my name (CEO of Comcast, for example), so you'd have to dig through all their hits to find me. It's possible, but it'd take some time.

Thanks for all that research and info, TD!

Good times!

[bl-is-future]

Brian Roberts (8*1) 4**-**97 1**1 N 1** E, Springville, UT 8**63
I starred it out in case it offends you but just making a point just because you have a common name doesn't mean you cant be found. Took me 30 seconds by the way to get that.

[kulangflow]

Nice work! Are you sure it's me? Also, did you use any information you already knew about me from the forum like my location info? It's obviously going to be much easier to find me if you already know info about me.

I know that people can find me who are looking for me, but you really need to be looking for me specifically to separate me from the other two people with my name in Springville, UT.

New challenge: Forget anything you know about me from my time on the forums with you. I'd like to see how long it takes for someone to find me who didn't already know things about me. I know it's possible, but I don't think it could be done in 30 seconds.

Find a guy named Brian Roberts that went to Elk Grove High School in California in the 1990's. That's all you can start with.

Ready? ... Go!

Edit: Yes, you inspired me to remove my city from my Location. :-)

[rawfuls]

Find me!

California. ;)

Haha, it's around here somewhere.