How Will Google Remember This Year's Top Olympic Athletes?

BrandYourself HOW WILL GOOGLE REMEMBER THIS YEAR'S TOP OLYMPIC ATHLETES? At every Olympics new stars emerge. Ônce the games end, what shows up when someone Googles them is how they'll be remembered. We analyzed this year's top athletes to see their post-Olympic Google legacy. MICHAEL PHELPS: "THE ICON" Will Google Remember Him as a Legend or a Lazy Stoner? After his historic 2008 Olympics, Michael Phelps was published holding a bong and his own teammates criticized his work ethic. How will he be remembered: as the legend, or as the dope that threw it all away? His first page of results looks great: All his top results are positive and show no evidence of being a “lazy stoner." Michael Phelps - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Result # 1 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Phelps Michael Fred Phelps I| (bom June 30, 1985) is an American swimmer and the most decorated Olympian of all time with 21 medals. Phelps also holds the all-time. In fact, his first most important result is Wikipedia, citing him as the most decorated Olympian in history. 94% of people only look at his first page, which means they'll never find anything but positive results about Phelps. Negative results are hard to find: The only results about his "laziness" and pot smoking are buried deep in Google, out of sight. Result Michael Phelps snipes back at teammate Tyler Clary - USA Today #18 www.usatoday.com/sports/olympics/london/./michael-phelps.1 Jul 26, 2012 - Phelps said he'd let his swimming do the talking at the London Olympics. "People can say and do whatever they want. That's fine" he said. For example, the first article about his “poor work ethic" is already at the bottom his second page where very few people go. Result Phelps Apologizes for Marijuana Pipe Photograph - NYTimes.com # 32 www.nytimes.com/2009/02/02/sports/othersports/02phelps.html Feb 1, 2009 - Michael Phelps quickly acknowledged his poor judgment after a photograph showing him inhaling from a marijuana pipe was published. Coverage of Phelps holding a bong is buried even farther, all the way onto his fourth page. 6% of people look beyond the first page, which means most people won't even find these results. The Verdict: Google will remember Phelps as the best Olympian ever. Despite all the negative talk, Phelps ended up winning more Olympic medals than anyone in history, and that's all you'll find in his top Google results. That is why we give Phelps a Search Score of an A. Search Score Remembered: Forgotten: 14-times Olympic gold medal winner caught with cannabis pipe ¬ WHAT A DOPE OK Michael, so what IS in the bong then? (ACTUAL GOOGLE IMAGES ). RYAN LOCHTE: "THE RIVAL" Will Google Remember Him as an Amazing Olympian or an Idiot Frat Boy? Lochte came in as the guy who might finally beat Phelps but quickly became better known as a “frat boy": partying, one night stands, and diamond grills. How will he be remembered: 11-time medalist, or “frat idiot?" Lochte's search results are disastrous: JEAH ! His first page is overpowered by negative results. 10 Reasons Why Ryan Lochte Is America's Sexiest Douchebag jezebel.com//10-reasons-ryan-lochte-is-americas-sexiest-dou. 1 day ago - The first time I heard the voice. Ichose to ignore it. Ryan Lochte is kind of a fratty idiot, Erin, the voice said. All the signs are right there. Youre. Result #6 When you Google him, one of the first things you find are the top 10 reasons why he's a “fratty douchebag. Ryan Lochte 'Hey Girl'Meme Takes The Gold (PHOTOS) www.huffingtonpost.com/.ryan-lochte-hey-girl-meme-ph. Result #8 by Kiki Von Glinow- More by Kiki Von Glinow 3 days ago - We're super psyched about Gabby Douglas'gold and Michael Phelps'new history book status, but in our humble opinion the best thing to. There's also a slideshow of cheesy pickup lines superimposed over photos of Lochte right on his first page. Result #10 s 2:08 Lochte Is Terrible At Interviews. youtube.com His last result criticizes his interview skills, all without leaving the first page. The Verdict: Google will remember him more as a frat boy than the world's 2nd best swimmer. While his first page does list his incredible Olympic achievements, when people Google him in the future, they'll inevitably walk away thinking of him more as a frat boy than as an Olympian legend and a fierce competitor. Search Score How he will be remembered: HEY GIRL BUT HERE'S MY NUMBER jeah! YOU'RE THE ONLY THING I WANT TO MEDAL IN SO CALL ME MAYBE (ACTUAL GOOGLE IMAGES ). GABBY DOUGLAS: "THE NEWBIE" Will Google Remember Her Historic Victory - or Her Hair Disaster? Gabby Douglas became the first African American gymnast to win the All Around Olympic gold. Unfortunately, many people focused on her “poor" hairstyle rather than her historic victory. Which will she be remembered for? Her top results are very positive: HAIR DISASTER !! Her top 3 results make it clear that her underdog victory was historic and inspiring. The Official Website of Gabrielle Douglas // International Elite Gymnast gabrielledouglas.com/ Gabby Douglas won gold! Gabby won the most prized possession in women's gymnastics, the Olympic all around gold medal! Gabby was the favorite going into . Result # 1 Her very first result (the most important) is her official website, listing her accomplishments. Bust she has mixed results on the rest of the page: Her results are filled with people criticizing her hair. Serena Williams: Gabby Douglas hair debate 'ridiculous - USA Today www.usatoday.comvsports/olympics/.08.Gabby-Douglas.1 3 days ago - Celebrities Serena Williams, Gabrielle Union support Douglas, whose straightened hair is being debated. Result # 4 Some of the top 0lympians joined the debate on Gabby's hair, including tennis pro Serena Williams. Gabby Douglas Takes Two Olympic Golds - And Hair Criticism - The . www.thedailybeast.com/gabby-douglas-takes-two-olympic golds-a. 4 days ago - The new U.S. gymnastics superstar made history with her achievements in London. So why is the social-media universe so fixated on the 16-year-old's. Result #6 Even major publications are focusing more on her hair than her victory, all showing up on the first page. The Verdict: Unfortunately, petty fashion criticisms take away from Gabby's historic legacy. You can never take away her amazing victory, but the unfortunate truth is you can't Google her in the future without being sucked into the controversy surrounding her hair. Search Score People will remember: But they'll also remember: FIRST Look at that me The hair pins are all over the placel Come on U.S. WOMAN TO WIN BOTH THE TEAM AND Is it a pony tail? Is it a Dun? For the love of THE ALL-AROUND God pick one and stick with it! Is that too much to ask? GOLD MEDAL What's up with the collar? What a fashion disaster (ACTUAL GOOGLE IMAGES ). About BrandYourself: Our co-founder was being mistaken for a drug dealer in Google. We built BrandYourself so anyone can improve their own search results for free. So far, 130k BrandYourself users have raised their favorite profiles a total of 250k positions higher in Google, an average of 2 pages higher per link. Create a free account today and start improving your own results. Designed by: www.elkanodata.com