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These days everyone’s first stop for information, any kind of information, seems to be Google. For instance, if you want to find out which rehab clinic a specific celebrity is currently occupying, you could easily find out.

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For instance, if you want to find out which rehab clinic a specific [celebrity](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britney_Spears) is currently occupying, you could easily find out. Not surprisingly, Google serves millions of [queries](http://www.googleguide.com/advanced_operators_reference.html) for famous names, but chances are they also receive a few queries for your name. To know when people use Google to dig up dirt on you, all that’s required is a Google account, credit card, and five minutes of time. 1) Setup a Google Adwords account [here](http://adwords.google.com/) 2) Create a fake ad, something ridiculous so no one will click on it (remember clicks cost you money) 3) Choose the keywords you want to target, make sure to put in all permutations of your name Once everything is setup you can use Google’s excellent reports to track searches for your name. When done right, this handy service will cost nothing. 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