egosurfing
pp. Using a search engine to locate and read pages, posts, articles, and other online content that mentions your name.
Other Forms
egosurf v.
Etymology
ego + web surfing
Examples
1999
Are you curious to see where your name appears online? If so, you might have tried asking your favourite search engine where your name appears. There is a term for this — it's called 'egosurfing.'
—Maria O'Daniel, “Several reasons for going on egosurf trip,” New Straits Times, October 18, 1999
1995 (earliest)
Egosurfing
Scanning the Net, databases, print media, or research papers looking for mentions of your own name.
—Gareth Branwyn, “Jargon Watch,” Wired, March 01, 1995
Filed Under
internetpsychology
Posted: February 29, 1996