# I'm #1 on Google! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 24, 2003, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-1-on-google/215035 "2003-11-24T20:43:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2003, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-1-on-google/215035/1 "2003-11-24T20:43:13Z")
I work for a college I&TS department, and we’ve been inundated by the realphx virus/spyware. So I made up a web page that gave information on how to clean the virus, and even created a script to do it automatically. I noticed that the page was getting a lot of hits, so just for the hell of it, I went to Google and typed in “realphx” and “clean.” My page came up #1. I was so surprised that I double checked that I somehow didn’t tell it to search our own website. I’ve also seen that when you just sear “realphx” on Google, that page is listed as #4. I’m feeling rather proud of myself. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bruce\_Daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2003, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-1-on-google/215035/2 "2003-11-24T21:00:48Z")
That’s pretty cool. Change your name to Paris and you’ll be a double shot. ---
**Author:** ![Aries28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Aries28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aries28)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2003, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-1-on-google/215035/3 "2003-11-24T21:04:43Z")
I typed my name into Google the other day and was very surprised to discover that my company website and what I do comes up as the #1 hit. Congrats on your #1 status also. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![bughunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@bughunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bughunter)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2003, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-1-on-google/215035/4 "2003-11-24T23:14:52Z")
We should start a Number One Google club! Type in “bughunter” and my “little autoduelling page” comes up first. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Call\_me\_Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Call\_me\_Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Call_me_Frank)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-1-on-google/215035/5 "2003-11-25T02:08:00Z")
I’m a #1 Google too, if you type my name in… I’m also a #1 Google if you search for “An English Project Taken Entirely Too Far” Admittedly, it’s the same page, but… ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-1-on-google/215035/6 "2003-11-25T02:16:54Z")
Hey, we are an elite bunch !!! My website [www.1728.com](http://www.1728.com) has many pages that show up #1 on Google. Just tested a page - type in “Quadratic Equation” - exact phrase and I’m number one. (There are others I’m sure). Anyway, congrats to us all !!! It is a nice ego trip isn’t it ?? ---
**Author:** ![Call\_me\_Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Call\_me\_Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Call_me_Frank)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-1-on-google/215035/7 "2003-11-25T02:19:02Z")
Oh yes, I’m all for starting the club ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-1-on-google/215035/8 "2003-11-25T12:55:13Z")
aww. My name only comes up #3. (and it’s for an honor roll list from 2000.) ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-1-on-google/215035/9 "2003-11-25T12:58:32Z")
aha! and then 9th for when I got 9th in the nation on the french I exam. How can you guys’ names come up so high on the list? ---
**Author:** ![Mooney252](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7c8e57/32.png) [@Mooney252](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooney252)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-1-on-google/215035/10 "2003-11-25T13:28:16Z")
Be careful with your assumptions that you’re number 1. Google periodically re-indexes sites and changes the algorithm in a process referred to as the “Google dance.” It’s going on right now. You might find VERY different results based on the server being used. Try the tool at and see if you’re showing up with the same ranking on all of the different datacenters: [http://googledance.seochat.com/](http://googledance.seochat.com/) Best regards, Mooney252 ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-1-on-google/215035/11 "2003-11-25T14:33:53Z")
Woohoo! I do movie reviews for an e-zine, and if I go and search “Clumsy Critic” I’m #1, too! Wooooooo! Can I be in the club?? ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-1-on-google/215035/12 "2003-11-25T15:05:41Z")
**Mooney** That’s why I checked at least 1 page on my website _before_ I posted. Sure, I know Google positions “bounce around” periodically, but a lot of my webpages are #1 or close to it. Ironic website story Every now and then I test Google to see where I stand in certain categories. Quite recenlty someone stole one of my calculators (no credit to me of course). To add insult to injury, HIS site was #1 for that calculator and I was #3. I believe Google has to do some serious rethinking about the way they rank websites. But heck I usually do well on Google. And yes, it is fun to be #1 isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![troub](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troub/32/14802_2.png) [@troub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troub)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-1-on-google/215035/13 "2003-11-25T16:24:46Z")
I’m numbers one AND two if you type “msts illinois” (w/o quotes). I haven’t had to time to work on that site or any of its projects in forever, though. ---
**Author:** ![HerMajestyLorna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7cd45c/32.png) [@HerMajestyLorna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HerMajestyLorna)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-1-on-google/215035/14 "2003-11-25T17:26:34Z")
I am number one for my name… and 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11. Whoo! ---
**Author:** ![godzillatemple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/49beb7/32.png) [@godzillatemple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/godzillatemple)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-1-on-google/215035/15 "2003-11-25T19:11:26Z")
I’m number one\* for “Godzilla” Barry \*Well, if you discount the defunct link to the official website for the 1998 American movie, that is… ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-1-on-google/215035/16 "2003-11-25T19:48:29Z")
I’ve tried this before as well. When I type my name in, I come up as #1 and several others, but they are links to stories I’ve written for the newspaper I work for. Not very much to be excited about.