Thoughts on using your real name for a domain?

2StepSteve · 26 Mar 2011 at 14:44

Edit: Can a don move this thread to GD? As I think I would get more feedback there, thanks

A part of me likes this idea. It is like your piece of the web which is linked to your real identity for sharing blogs/thoughts/interests.

I have registered a few domains in the past, but always want to go back to using my name for a site.

Another part of me though feels this could lead to some possible problems with privacy and the loss of anonymity down the road.

What do you think? I know we have a few members here that openly share their full name in their website domain.

2StepSteve · 27 Mar 2011 at 03:41

Is interesting seeing the responses.

2StepSteve · 27 Mar 2011 at 03:51

Valentino said:
Erm, a WHOIS search will give you the registers name and address anyway. Already been said, never mind.

Not always the case.

I guess you and the other guy that also commented doesn't know about domain privacy.

2StepSteve · 28 Mar 2011 at 11:16

That's a nice idea with the email address.. shame my sir name is only 3 letters in length though and all taken!

Domain squatters annoy the hell out of me.

2StepSteve · 28 Mar 2011 at 15:36

jp_bl_68 said:
This would be my main concern.

There was a thread a few weeks ago where a user was asking for advice on how to get rid of a picture of himself that popped up on google image. Within a matter of minutes people had dug up a wealth of information on him.

Yes!

I remember that thread, and oh how it quickly unravelled!

That was a prime example why you need to be careful if you are posting online about, ermm.. how shall I say it... 'private matters'. It didn't help by the fact he was also using the same user name in different places online.