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So you Googled me. I'm flattered. Chances are I, too, have Googled you. I think it’s irresponsible not to. So I always assume myself Googled. You, too, should. What you're experiencing right now is just my forethought. Several years ago I figured someone might want to Google me at some point in the future--like now. And I wanted to ensure that when the future did arrive, as you haveit has, the first link the Googler would see would be a link owned by me. From the strategic communications perspective, I'm owning my story by directing you here so I can control the context of the hundreds of other links outside my control. From the business perspective, I'm controlling valuable real estate. I figured if I'm truly Google-worthy, someone could purchase and resell my own name to me at my maximum willingness to pay. Besides, Kobina is quite a common name. It is the name given to a male born on Tuesday among Ghana's Fante-speaking people. Based on my back-of-the envelope calculations, I estimate there are approximately 100,o00 Kobinas in the world. Of course, a vast majority them don't have the need, means, skills, and savvy to get a domain name in their name, but you get my point. Who knows, I may be able to sell this at a premium to a more Google-worthy Kobina. The biggest risk, however, is that someone could use my name in vain; hence my ownership of this page--as well as kobina.wordpress.com and twitter.com/kobina. From the public service perspective, I'm helping you with your research. Surely, you must have had a legitimate professional or personal reason for Googling me, so I thought I’d take save you the trouble and put everything you could ever want to know about me
in one place. If your motive is less than noble, even more fun for me. Some find it indelicate to Google someone who isn't exactly a public figure. I disagree. I think it's expected. When I first acquired this domain I was a student, so I had much leeway in what to do with it. Now, as a professional, I'm a tad more limited. I considered closing it down, but that would have gone against the very purposes mentioned above for which I acquired it. So I'm stuck with it. But rather than use it to talk about my professional pursuits, I thought I would use this space to share my person. You can call me citizen. The passion of my life is You can call me nerd. Blame it on my father who used to sleep with
the radio tuned to BBC, VOA or Deutsche
Welle and woke us up at 3 in the morning when I was 8—talk about
picking up the phone at 3 AM—to announce breaking world events. You can call me do gooder. I believe in justice, fairness, equality
of opportunity, making life better for others, all the idealist stuff, and I
try to pursue them through my work, volunteering and life. I know I should do
more, but small small for now. You can call me capitalist. I enjoy the challenge of commercializing my interests. You can call me one of a million. I believe in teamwork; that’s what makes us beings. And that’s how great things get done. You can also call me one in a
million. I believe in originality. I believe that’s what makes us human beings. That's what makes me me. But you can’t call me bland. I intend to live hard or die! So if I ever have the pleasure of meeting you in person, please feel free to bring any of these items up in conversation. Remember, I'll assume it anyway. I know these things can be uncomfortable to talk about in person, but who are we kidding? Really. Besides, it'll be a great conversation starter. So go on, click away. It’s okay. |
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