This is not me.

I just got to the part in My Struggle 2 (Min kamp 2) by Karl Ove Knausgård where he googles himself and thought it was time for me to do the same.

It’s just one of those things people in our generation do from time to time, especially if they have spent a significant portion of their professional and personal life online, as I have.

Also, I’m applying for jobs in Norway and fully expect prospective employers to google me! If that’s you, my LinkedIn-profile is here.
(norske arbeidsgivere bør heller sjekke min norske og mer utfyllende profil)

The page 1 results for the search “tore hogas” were relevant enough, with this site and some of my most popular articles here as the top results. Then my Google Profile, Facebook page, some individual tweets (my Twitter profile doesn’t come until page 2), etc.

Weirdly, a page called Academic Information made the first page of results. This used to be a part of my long-defunct site with concert reviews, I had completely forgotten about its existence, and it was last updated in 1999!

Will the Real Tore Hogas Please Stand Up?

Things get even weirder and pretty funny when you switch from searching “Everything” to “Images”. Check the screenshot below (click for a larger version):

Screenshot of the image search for Tore Hogas. Can you spot me?

The first few rows of images has me (and some photos from this site), but also an abundance of what looks like Asian female models. What?! If you follow those links, they all go to a scammy-looking site (I won’t link it up) that claims to have all my info, despite listing me with the address I lived at in Minneapolis 15 years ago!

What kind of weird stuff did you find when you googled yourself? Let me know in the comments!