Why don’t you use your real name?
Some people use the internet to build their networks, promote their businesses, or even sell their products and services. Others use it purely for recreation. Here, I’m speaking primarily about the former.
One thing I’ve never understood is why it is that people choose online nicknames, screen names, etc that identify them with a specific company or project. I see it all the time on Twitter. Jim is @jimfromsomecompany. Jane is @company_jane.
I have no problem with this. I just don’t get it. Why don’t they use their real names?
When they move on to the next company, they’re gonna have to change accounts everywhere. What if I subscribe to one of these people on Friendfeed and I miss the little note about having a new job and migrating online presences?
I use my real name because I can take it with me from project to project, I see it as a way of building my own brand, and I’m easy to find this way (think of that as a sort of content creation bit).
Do people just see it differently from the way I see nicknames, user names, etc?
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