Okay, so “Peter Benjamin,” huh? Sounds like a name, right? I figured I’d try to dig up some dirt on this guy, see what the internet had to say.
First, I fired up Google. You know, the usual. Just typed in “Peter Benjamin” and hit enter.
Initial Search
- Lots of results, I mean, lots. Different people, probably. Could be anyone.
- There were some LinkedIn profiles. Seemed professional enough. Didn’t click, though. Wanted to cast a wider net first.
- Some news articles popped up, but they weren’t about the same Peter Benjamin. Skimmed them, nothing juicy.
Checked a few other search engines too, just to be thorough. DuckDuckGo, Bing… the whole shebang. Same general stuff, nothing really stood out. It gave me a few related names, but not the one I wanted.
Trying to Get Specific
Alright, I thought, I need to be more specific. Maybe this Peter Benjamin has a middle initial? Or a known profession? No clue.
So, I tried adding some random keywords to the search. “Peter Benjamin artist,” “Peter Benjamin lawyer,” “Peter Benjamin Chicago”… you get the idea. Just throwing stuff at the wall to see what sticks.
- Still mostly generic results. Found a “Peter Benjamin” who was a musician, but the bio didn’t seem to match anything I knew (which, admittedly, was nothing).
- One search result mentioned a “Peter Benjamin” associated with some old historical society, but that seemed like a dead end.
Social Media Sweep
Figured I have tried the social media route. Headed over to Facebook, Twitter, even Instagram. Typed in the name, scrolled through the profiles.
- Found a bunch of Peter Benjamins on Facebook, of course. But without knowing anything about my Peter Benjamin, it was impossible to tell if any of them were the right one.
- Twitter was even worse. So many random accounts, mostly inactive.
- Instagram was a bust too. Lots of private profiles, or accounts with no real information.
Giving it some more thought
So after all the digging, what I have found? Nothing, zero, maybe next time I need to have more information before I even begin, so that I have something to go off of.
Pretty much at that moment, it hit me I was going on a wild goose chase without even knowing what I was chasing for!
Lesson? It is all about having enough to go off of when you begin your search, without that, it is just like trying to find a single grain of sand on a beach.
