My Dumb Idea to Find Kel Johnson
Okay, so I saw this name, Kel Johnson, popping up a few times lately. Thought his stuff sounded interesting, maybe tech, maybe something else? Wanted to see what he was about. Easy, right? Just look him up online. Boy, was that messy at first.
The First Stupid Steps
Literally opened my browser. Typed “Kel Johnson” straight into Google. Hit enter.
Whoa. Tons of stuff. Too much stuff. Found:
- A college basketball player. Lots of scores, stats, pictures in shorts.
- Some lawyer guy talking about serious stuff.
- Random LinkedIn profiles.
- Old MySpace-looking profiles? Weird.
Felt lost. This sucked. The guy I wanted? Buried deep.
Trying Smarter Stuff (Maybe?)
Switched tactics. Added words to my search. Put in “Kel Johnson tech blog”. Also tried “Kel Johnson social media”. Went back to Google.
A bit better! Now saw:
- Blog comments maybe from him? One looked promising on a tech site.
- An article mention where someone quoted “Kel Johnson”.
- Links to social platforms… but which ones?
Progress, but still fuzzy. No clear central spot.
The Social Media Hunt
Time to dig into specific places.
- Checked Twitter: Typed @KelJohnson? @TheRealKelJohnson? @Kel_Johnson? Lots of noise. Finally found what looked like his profile picture deep down. Small follower count then, mostly techie tweets. Click follow.
- Checked LinkedIn: Searched his name. Picked the profile with the right industry keywords. Seemed legit. Click connect.
- Checked Instagram: More basketball pictures! Scrolled forever. Found one with a tech project pic, bio had keywords. Click follow. Hope this was it.
- Checked GitHub? On a whim, searched there. Bingo! A few repos, contributions matching his topics. Starred one. Definitely useful.
Felt like playing detective. Got messy. Lots of wrong turns.
The Eureka Moment
Remembered that blog comment from earlier. Went back to it. Dude had a name. Used that specific name back on Twitter & Instagram. Boom! Much clearer profiles matching the LinkedIn and GitHub vibe. Turned out he used a slight variation on some platforms.
Also, under some of his articles shared on Twitter, he mentioned his official blog URL. Finally the hub!
Where I Landed
So, after way too much poking around and avoiding fake profiles, the key spots for this Kel Johnson seemed to be:
- His main blog
- Twitter (that specific handle)
- GitHub (for project stuff)
- Instagram (the less sporty one)
Biggest takeaway? Names are common. Gotta add keywords. Check multiple places. Be ready to sift through junk. It’s not always instant, more like following digital breadcrumbs. Wish I started smarter, but hey, figured it out eventually!
