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Overall my question was really about your attachment to your handle - so even if you carried it over across various services over the years i.e. from BBS to IRC
by elliottcarlson 16y ago
Overall my question was really about your attachment to your handle - so even if you carried it over across various services over the years i.e. from BBS to IRC to web forums and instant messengers. Just curious if people see their online identity as a reflection of themselves and do they stick with that personification over time.
- veyron 16y agoSome people like to link their online identities to their real identity, but others like to keep them separate. Read this: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/10/technology/10facebook.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/10/technology/10facebook.html... tl;dr: 'One trait those sites have in common is crucial to Japan’s fiercely private Internet users. The Japanese sites let members mask their identities, in distinct contrast to the real-name, oversharing hypothetical user on which Facebook’s business model is based. Japanese Web users, even popular bloggers, typically hide behind pseudonyms or nicknames.'
- elliottcarlson 16y agoIt's interesting - I used to be of the mentality that my online persona should be completely separate from my real identity and valued my privacy greatly - but, as made obvious here on HN, I have moved towards using my real name in what I do. I'm not sure what my reasoning for this change was, and it intrigues me what makes people choose the route they go when using a handle or not. Thanks for the article :)