What happens when your profile pic shows up on the first page on Google

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Post by lachgr » Mon, May 11, 2015, 4:17 PM UTC

What happens when your profile pic shows up on the first page on Google
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Re: What happens when your profile pic shows up on the first page on Google

#2

Post by Kortaggio » Mon, May 11, 2015, 4:53 PM UTC

Wow the number of fake testimonials is unsettling--have you had to resolve inquiries from people you know in real life who found one of your imposter profiles?

Re: What happens when your profile pic shows up on the first page on Google

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Post by ajanuary » Mon, May 11, 2015, 5:20 PM UTC

Kortaggio wrote: post #2

Wow the number of fake testimonials is unsettling--have you had to resolve inquiries from people you know in real life who found one of your imposter profiles?

It's always worth doing a reverse image search on testimonial photos.

Re: What happens when your profile pic shows up on the first page on Google

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Post by baby » Mon, May 11, 2015, 5:35 PM UTC

copyright the photo -> sue them -> profit

Re: What happens when your profile pic shows up on the first page on Google

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Post by brianmcdonough » Mon, May 11, 2015, 5:39 PM UTC

I'd like to see how your face would look on a replicant...

Re: What happens when your profile pic shows up on the first page on Google

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Post by Buge » Mon, May 11, 2015, 5:41 PM UTC

I'll admit, I've used pictures from google images as profile pictures a few times. Never for a serious account though, always for fake accounts usually for testing the site's security.

Re: What happens when your profile pic shows up on the first page on Google

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Post by underyx » Mon, May 11, 2015, 5:53 PM UTC

ajanuary wrote: post #3

Kortaggio wrote: post #2

Wow the number of fake testimonials is unsettling--have you had to resolve inquiries from people you know in real life who found one of your imposter profiles?

It's always worth doing a reverse image search on testimonial photos.

Or putting legit testimonials on your site.

Re: What happens when your profile pic shows up on the first page on Google

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Post by myth_buster » Mon, May 11, 2015, 5:54 PM UTC

Might be trivial, but how did he find these sites/reviews? Image search on Google?

Re: What happens when your profile pic shows up on the first page on Google

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, May 11, 2015, 5:57 PM UTC

Buge wrote: post #6

I'll admit, I've used pictures from google images as profile pictures a few times. Never for a serious account though, always for fake accounts usually for testing the site's security.

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Re: What happens when your profile pic shows up on the first page on Google

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Post by ajanuary » Mon, May 11, 2015, 6:00 PM UTC

underyx wrote: post #7

ajanuary wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's always worth doing a reverse image search on testimonial photos.

Or putting legit testimonials on your site.

Sorry, I was unclear. I meant if you're looking a someone else's site, it's worth looking up the images as a proxy for legitimacy.