Georganna Hancock

To me it's a jarring experience to find my name in a new context on the Internet. Not expecting any returns, I plugged in my name to a new search engine that simultaneously visits three book indexes. Why would my name return from a book index, I wondered, as it referred me to Google Books? I have no published books, other than my eBooks offered on this website. Nonetheless, the Kokogiak Booksearch said that my name is mentioned on page 11 of The Everything Blogging Book by Aliza Sherman Risdahl. Sure enough, in a book published in the middle of 2006, the Alaskan author said:

One writer's fascination with words, books, and writing led to the creation of Writers Edge (www.writers-edge.info/). Freelancer Georganna Hancock posts about topics ranging from the evolution of the English language to copyright protection.

Awww, shucks! What's best is that she spelled my first name correctly! I had to know more, because I didn't recognize her name and wondered how on earth she knew about Writer's Edge. Additional snooping lead me to her interesting blog, and Amazon says:

Aliza Sherman Risdahl (Anchorage, AK) is a Web pioneer, online marketing expert, published author, and regular contributor to national magazines and Web sites. She was named by Newsweek as one of the "Top 50 People Who Matter Most on the Internet." She has spoken around the world about the Internet, entrepreneurship, and women's empowerment.

Does anyone still question why I "google" myself? With such nice results, delivered sporadically, this Pavlovian subject salivates at the sight of every new search engine!

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