How Many Carolyn Capalbo’s are there Anyway?
Posted by Carolyn A. Capalbo on Thursday, June 18th, 2009 at 9:09pm.Apparently, there are four Carolyn Capalbos currently in the United States, but one is particularly famous. Here is my tale about how another Carolyn Capalbo and her daughter are impacting my life.
Let's go back to March 12, 2008. My husband Steve and I were enjoying a late afternoon snack of wings at Glory Days in Gainesville, while the kids were doing extra-curricular activities at school. My phone started ringing off the hook, even a bit more than usual (my phone rings constantly). Anyway, I picked up on one of the calls and answered the phone like I always do: "Hi this is Carolyn." The woman on the other side asked if this was Carolyn Capalbo, and I said yes. Then she asked me if I was Ashley's mother. Now I am wondering who in the world is Ashley? I told her no. She proceeded to ask me all sorts of questions regarding Ashley.
As coincidence would have it, one of my daughter's friends is named Ashley. I started to worry—what if Ashley was hurt and the woman on the other end had gotten my number from my daughter to get help for Ashley? As the nurturing mom that I am, I asked if Ashley was okay. Then I asked if Ashley was with my daughter. The woman then told me that my daughter was Ashley and that she was in trouble. I told her that my daughter was not Ashley, and that she was at school and could not be in trouble. Then she asked me if Ashley was 22 and if I was 46. I thought that this was the weirdest question and I was getting quite annoyed. The New York in me was coming out.
I told her my daughter was 15 and I was not 46, yet. I asked her who the heck she was and why was she asking me about my daughter. She then stated that she was with the Wall Street Journal and that I was obviously not the Carolyn Capalbo she was looking for. She told me to expect a flood of phone calls because a story had just broken revealing the identity of the prostitute that destroyed the career of New York Governor Elliot Spitzer. She was not kidding. I received phone calls from NBC Nightly News, ABC News, CBS News, multiple sources of the Associated Press, the Washington Post and the New York Times.
Inquiries on my website rose dramatically. The press had even contacted my Broker's office and questioned agents from my office looking for information regarding Ashley Dupre. The most frustrating thing for me was that teachers at my children's school were asking my kids if they had a half sister or sister that was in the news.
Business associates and acquaintances shyly asked me if I had a child from a previous marriage, or an older child. Some even gave me pitiful and sympathetic glances. Even today, people wonder and probably think that this girl Ashley is related to me.
To set the record straight, I am not in any way shape or form related to Ashley Dupre. There are 4 (per one of the Associated Press members that called me) Carolyn Capalbo's in the U.S.
Prior to Ashley's episode with the Governor, I could Google my name and I would appear first. Now the first thing that people see is the other Carolyn Capalbo in a bikini—not the professional image that I am looking for!
I recently had lunch with one of my lending partners, and her manager had asked about me and wondered if I had a notorious daughter. Another agent called me this week and asked how it felt to have an infamous daughter. This is over a year past the whole incident. I don't have a famous or infamous daughter! I wonder how many other people out there that I work with and talk to on a daily basis think that I am embroiled somehow in this sordid scandal.
Anyway, that is my tale of woe. If anyone has a solution to kick her off the top of the Google search, so my professional real estate site and image can reclaim the number one position, I'd appreciate your help.
Carolyn Capalbo, Northern Virginia REALTOR®
Carolyn Capalbo,
Northern Virginia REALTOR®
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[...]Capalbo does not equal Carolyn Capalbo(so as not to be confused by Lady Mondegreen).
Visit Carolyn Capalbo's Website for more[...]
Posted on Wednesday, May 26th, 2010 at 8:11 PM.
[...]Capalbo is protecting her online reputation
If you have read Carolyn’s recent account: “How many Carolyn Capalbo’s are there anyway?” of what it is like to have your good name taken from you, it is a textbook study in why[...]
Posted on Thursday, May 27th, 2010 at 11:17 AM.
[...]Dupree’s mom. Can you see where this is going? Online Reputation Management Trainwreck. Let me have her tell it to you in her own words. You can see at the bottom of the post that she is asking for anyone to help her regain her[...]
Posted on Friday, May 28th, 2010 at 8:52 AM.
[...]Northern Virginia. Any time she meets with a potential client, chances are the client is going to “Google” her name and this client will be viewing all these articles portraying Carolyn as the mother of Ashley[...]
Posted on Friday, May 28th, 2010 at 11:54 AM.
[...]that know me know that there's another Carolyn Capalbo out there; one with a notorious daughter. This little fact has complicated my life, particularly[...]
Posted on Friday, May 28th, 2010 at 12:47 PM.
[...]Blog and Eric Blackwell was writing about a fellow Keller Williams Realtor® in Northern Virginia Carolyn Capalbo.
Why am I posting this here on Classic Homes Northwest? A site that is about real estate, buying[...]
Posted on Friday, May 28th, 2010 at 1:13 PM.
[...]credibility for the person with the “wrong” name.Top-producing Virginia Realtor Carolyn Capalbo has the unfortunate distinction of sharing a first and last name with the mother of one of recent[...]
Posted on Sunday, May 30th, 2010 at 8:02 PM.
[...]you google Carolyn Capalbo, you get the results of the other women.Â
You can read the full story here.
Here’s the deal. Because of this other women, Carolyn’s business has suffered, and I[...]
Posted on Monday, May 31st, 2010 at 4:04 PM.
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Posted on Saturday, June 5th, 2010 at 11:20 AM.
[...]The confusion could
possibly affect her business and income.If you read Carolyn's blog post - How many Carolyn's Capalbo's are there anyways? you will understand Carolyn's frustration in having her name tarnished on the web. Carolyn Capalbo[...]
Posted on Sunday, June 6th, 2010 at 6:51 PM.
[...]The confusion could
possibly affect her business and income.If you read Carolyn's blog post - How many Carolyn's Capalbo's are there anyways? you will understand Carolyn's frustration in having her name tarnished on the web. Carolyn Capalbo[...]
Posted on Sunday, June 6th, 2010 at 7:28 PM.
I thought I saw Carolyn Capalbo on the Beach today!
Posted on Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 at 7:31 PM.
Yes, Carolyn Capalbo was seen in Orange Beach as well!
Posted on Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 at 7:33 PM.
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[...]Capalbo does not equal Carolyn Capalbo(so as not to be confused by Lady Mondegreen).
Visit Carolyn Capalbo's Website for more[...]
Posted on Wednesday, May 26th, 2010 at 7:54 PM.