Comments on: The Importance Of A Good User Name http://allancockerill.com/networking/the-importance-of-a-good-user-name Allan Cockerill writes... Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:23:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Allan http://allancockerill.com/networking/the-importance-of-a-good-user-name#comment-1793 Allan Sun, 17 Aug 2008 02:25:01 +0000 http://allancockerill.com/?p=340#comment-1793 G'day Helen, Always a pleasure to here from you. I can understand the writing in character, but a lot of people try and remain completely anonymous while expecting to be taken seriously, which can put those who are being open at a disadvantage. Have a great day, Allan G’day Helen,

Always a pleasure to here from you.

I can understand the writing in character, but a lot of people try and remain completely anonymous while expecting to be taken seriously, which can put those who are being open at a disadvantage.

Have a great day,

Allan

]]> By: bimmy the bookish http://allancockerill.com/networking/the-importance-of-a-good-user-name#comment-1792 bimmy the bookish Sun, 17 Aug 2008 01:32:42 +0000 http://allancockerill.com/?p=340#comment-1792 Whilst i understand why people want to afford themselves a measure of privacy, using a username and pic that are completely anonymous certainly makes me more wary of joining up with them. i feel happier if i just know which gender they are for a start! a while back i tried using the username "readinghero" but realised that if people were looking for me specifically, they wouldnt necessarily know to search for that name, so now i tend to use my own name when networking as myself, and the various cartoon names when networking as them, but if networking as those characters, i try to write IN character. So, for those that dont know me, Bimmy the bookish is the cartoon version of helen mcglasson :) bimmy the bookishs last blog post..<a href="http://frogblogdoglog.blogspot.com/2008/08/olympics.html" rel="nofollow">Olympics!</a> Whilst i understand why people want to afford themselves a measure of privacy, using a username and pic that are completely anonymous certainly makes me more wary of joining up with them. i feel happier if i just know which gender they are for a start!
a while back i tried using the username “readinghero” but realised that if people were looking for me specifically, they wouldnt necessarily know to search for that name, so now i tend to use my own name when networking as myself, and the various cartoon names when networking as them, but if networking as those characters, i try to write IN character.
So, for those that dont know me, Bimmy the bookish is the cartoon version of helen mcglasson :)
bimmy the bookishs last blog post..Olympics!

]]> By: Emma http://allancockerill.com/networking/the-importance-of-a-good-user-name#comment-1673 Emma Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:14:32 +0000 http://allancockerill.com/?p=340#comment-1673 Thanks for an interesting post, quite though provoking even if for a moment. Recently we have decided to get more involved with web 2.0 and have signed up with the likes of stumpleupon, twitter, Digg, etc. We were unsure whether to use our brand icon or use my name (since it was my great idea to get involved :-) ). But it's a brave new world and I think it's time for the people who manage the brands to take a step forward and the brand to take a bit of a step back. Apologies- i know this isn't directly related to your post, but it did invoke a few mid afternoon questions... Thanks again for the post. Emma Thanks for an interesting post, quite though provoking even if for a moment. Recently we have decided to get more involved with web 2.0 and have signed up with the likes of stumpleupon, twitter, Digg, etc. We were unsure whether to use our brand icon or use my name (since it was my great idea to get involved :-) ). But it's a brave new world and I think it's time for the people who manage the brands to take a step forward and the brand to take a bit of a step back. Apologies- i know this isn't directly related to your post, but it did invoke a few mid afternoon questions… Thanks again for the post. Emma

]]> By: Allan_Cockerill http://allancockerill.com/networking/the-importance-of-a-good-user-name#comment-1672 Allan_Cockerill Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:16:01 +0000 http://allancockerill.com/?p=340#comment-1672 G'day Stephan, Eristoddle sounds pretty unique :) I was lucky when I did a search for my username, as I had tried to register it as a domain a while back. Whoever had it back then dropped it recently, so I grabbed it. I think that it should help with the personal branding side of things... Thanks for the comment! G'day Stephan, Eristoddle sounds pretty unique :) I was lucky when I did a search for my username, as I had tried to register it as a domain a while back. Whoever had it back then dropped it recently, so I grabbed it. I think that it should help with the personal branding side of things… Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: Stephan Miller http://allancockerill.com/networking/the-importance-of-a-good-user-name#comment-1671 Stephan Miller Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:37:41 +0000 http://allancockerill.com/?p=340#comment-1671 I have had three usernames. The first one was a mistake. I used it for my first internet account with AOL many years ago. I got tired of trying to find a way to use my own name, so I spelled it backwards and added 66 to the end. Unfortunately, I transposed two letters when I spelled it backwards and it means nothing. But it is one I still use. Another username is simply my name smashed together which I have started using on social sites, so I can be identified. My third username is eristoddle which I constructed from three words: Aristotle, Eris, and Toddler which I hoped would represent everything needed to learn and grow. Aristotle for logic. Eris for element of chaos in creativity. And toddler for the most receptive learning state. So it's kind of a mantra I remember every time I type it in. I have had three usernames. The first one was a mistake. I used it for my first internet account with AOL many years ago. I got tired of trying to find a way to use my own name, so I spelled it backwards and added 66 to the end. Unfortunately, I transposed two letters when I spelled it backwards and it means nothing. But it is one I still use. Another username is simply my name smashed together which I have started using on social sites, so I can be identified. My third username is eristoddle which I constructed from three words: Aristotle, Eris, and Toddler which I hoped would represent everything needed to learn and grow. Aristotle for logic. Eris for element of chaos in creativity. And toddler for the most receptive learning state. So it's kind of a mantra I remember every time I type it in.

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