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Seems like all these arguments are stemming from the (newly resurfaced) debate about "online personal brand", and creating an identity as such. I'm all for dilu
by intranation 18y ago
Seems like all these arguments are stemming from the (newly resurfaced) debate about "online personal brand", and creating an identity as such. I'm all for diluting these namespaces with GUIDs or similar--who's to say I'm the most important Joe Smith in the world?
- JacobAldridge 18y ago"Online Personal Brand" is certainly something I've considered - it's why I've never cultivated a handle and just register as 'Jacob Aldridge' (or as close as User ID formats allow) wherever I go. There's the fear that this involves one part of my life (say, work) with another (say, a weird fan film I did when I was at uni), but I actually enjoy combining them - my business clients enjoy knowing about my Guinness World Record, HN etc. Five years ago it was much easier for me - probably 80% of the ego surf for my name was me. There's been a glut of Jacob Aldridges reaching their teenage years (and therefore Facebook, media etc) since then - much more diluted Google / Brand results.