Digital Doubles
The Internet has made the world a smaller place. Instantly, everything — and everyone — in the world is practically at your fingertips. This definitely applies when you find out that you aren’t the only you — there’s another you out there somewhere, your digital double. A digital double is someone (or something) with your same name that exists in cyberspace. For example, Warren’s Mayor Michael O’Brien, when searching for news about ... himself, may stumble into the Web page for Mayor Michael O’Brien of Winooski, Vt., or Canadian Councillor Michael O’Brien of New Brunswick. Seems like many Michael O’Briens get into politics. Also, it’s probably safe to say that Jim Traficant of Florida, vice president of Harris Corporation’s Healthcare Solutions, is tired of jokes about his hair. His name comes up in Google searches for the former congressman. U.S. Rep. Timothy J.
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