Geek News: Be aware of what people say about you on Internet

Do you know what people are saying about you on the Internet?

The Internet’s a big place, of course, but it’s still relatively easy to find out what people are saying about you or your company, at least in the news groups, some mailing lists and in Web pages.

That’s right, even though you can’t visit all 30,000 or so news groups, or the tens of millions of Web pages, you can still keep an eye on them from afar.

But first, why care?

Well, what people on the Internet say about you and your company can hurt you, perhaps seriously. For instance,…