The Issue:
Have you ever had a client come to you in a state of desperation, begging for help to remove a weblog post that ranks for their business name, & portrays them in less than a positive light?
Truth be told its happens on a regular basis! Its becoming a whole lot more common with the growth in personal walking a blog, and people beginning to understand that THEY ARE MEDIA. The service is often called Online Reputation Management (ORM).
The reality of the matter is that without legal injunctions and the like, the piece cannot be removed from the search results entirely. In lots of cases, legal tactics often have the exact opposite effect to that intended, and bring even more attention to the issue. Sure, you could also try Google Bowling it, but you are likely to further strengthen the post's positioning. So, what are you able to do?
This can often be completed by building a profile on various sites. The profile name ought to be the exact term/phrase that the negative piece is rating for. Here's a list of 50+ such sites you can use:
1. Digg
2. LinkedIn
3. Twitter
4. Stumbleupon
5. Facebook
6. Propeller
7. Magnolia
8. Jaiku
9. Simpy
10. Technorati
11. coRank
12. YouTube
13. BlogCatalog
14. Zimbio
15. HubPages
16. Reddit
17. UPCHUCKr
18. BlogMad
19. Curbly
20. Flickr
21. PublicBlend
22. Bumpzee
23. Pownce
24. ViewZoo
25. PeekYou
26. Hugg.com
27. Connotea
28. BlinkList
29. BlogFlux
30. Netvous.com
31. Plime
32. MyBlogLog
33. Giggg.com
34. DotNetKicks
35. Diigo
36. CoComment
37. LiveJournal
38. Faves
39. Indianpad
40. Blogmarks.net
41. MySpace
42. Mixx
43. ZiiTrend
44. FriendFeed
45. MetaCafe
46. Last.fm
47. ZippyVideos
48. Quizilla.com
49. Kirtsy
50. Photobucket
51. Deals
52. Agentb
53. BlogSpot
54. HuffingtonPost
This is a nice start for now though. Try it out with a few, & see how long before your profile appears in the search results for the profile name chosen.
If all goes well, merely building a profile on some of these will push the negative piece to the second page. If not, you'll must get more aggressive tactics. I have blogged about some of these Intermediate Tactics in this post How to Bury Negative Online Mentions of You Intermediate Level Tactics
In the finish these sites can help protect your reputation from unreasonable ex-partners, annoyed clients, & others who need to cause you harm online.

