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The bigger question to me is why did everyone suddenly change to using their real names when gmail invites were no longer a thing and it opened up?
by scruffyherder 8y ago
The bigger question to me is why did everyone suddenly change to using their real names when gmail invites were no longer a thing and it opened up?
- soylentcola 8y agoCan't speak for anyone else, but I remember trying to snag a funny or hard-to-get name during the invite period but they were all taken. For a short time I used my common "screen name" of the time but soon after switched to my.name@gmail.com. I was in my mid-late 20's and If I'm being honest with myself, I think I looked at Gmail as the webmail provider that more "savvy" or professional people used. I wanted something I could use for both personal stuff and professional contacts so the old silly_forum_name@yahoo.com wouldn't cut it. Later on this would shift to using my own domain to express professionalism but I still have my first.last@gmail address as the account all of my friends and family use.