Do you practice “reputation management?” You know, making sure you know what’s being said about you or your business on the Web? If you haven’t already set up a Google alert with your name and business name in quotes (it weeds out non-relevant articles), sign up today. It’s free.

Also, check out the article, “Managing Your Reputation Through Search Results.“ It lists good strategies for correcting any misinformation about you or your business including contacting the offending site’s webmaster and using Google’s URL removal tool.

You may not be able to completely get rid of your high school photo or any party pics you may have posted on FaceBook late at night when it seemed like a good idea, but you can give it a try.