ego-surfing
Ego-surfing refers to the act of using search engines to seek references to one’s own website, or to view webpages that mention your own name (or company name). It is believed the term ego surfing was derived from the egosurf.com Web site that accommodated ego surfing. However, the website no longer exists as its original composition. The phrase ego surf is also written as ego-surf.
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