egosurfing

PSYCHOLOGY

Definition A popular term for searching* the internet to see how often one’s name appears and in what context. 

Reasons for egosurfing Ego gratification, entertainment, information spill identification, online reputation management

Comment *No less than 47% of internet users have egosurfed (the other 53% have, but won’t admit it). 

Synonyms Autogoogling, egogoogling, egosearching, googling yourself, self-googling, vanity searching 

Reference http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egosurfing