Ooh ok! I might give it a shot later after all then :3
Google have an annoying habit of trying to attach your name to stuff without bothering to tell you. I remember sending a Gmail for the first time only to realise it'd added my name to it as the sender. The guy who got the email (someone I've not seen around here for a good while now) was all like "I'm beginning to suspect that's your real name. Perhaps I know too much now? Should I expect a ninja to come for me soon?" He teased me about it for a good many emails after :p
Good points: - No extra stupid clutter of "Person X friended Person Y" or "Person X is in a relationship" - Google! - Integrated into Gmail and links up to a bunch of other stuff - Way better at commenting/linking, etc.
Bad Points: - Stupid security issues that you have to manually lock down (then again, Facebook has also been bad in the past) - Doesn't link to Facebook (seriously?) - Clutters your Inbox unless you lock it down with a Label
<!--quoteo(post=1753103:date=Feb 14 2010, 06:46 AM:name=Geminosity)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Geminosity @ Feb 14 2010, 06:46 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1753103"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->The guy who got the email <b>(someone I've not seen around here for a good while now) </b>was all like "I'm beginning to suspect that's your real name. Perhaps I know too much now? <b> Should I expect a ninja to come for me soon?"</b><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I THINK SO.
I had the same problem when I first started using Wave, luckily I only had one person on my list who didn't know my full name and I've woven enough tall tales for them to be suspicious of anything I tell them.
<!--quoteo(post=1753093:date=Feb 14 2010, 01:13 PM:name=Geminosity)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Geminosity @ Feb 14 2010, 01:13 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1753093"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->As for blogs and stuff, I guess the appeal isn't immediately obvious to me either Crispy though I do think a blog might be a nice 'output' for me to vent stuff on and you know how much I like to vent XD Thing is though, my idea is more to focus on topics of discussion. I don't think I could ever bother telling everyone what's going on in my life constantly or doing the whole 'dear diary' thing (I tried that when I was little with a diary. Turns out I was more interested in living my life than writing about it :p ).<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->You can blog anonymously. I definitely see the appeal of blogging, if not just to have a space for all my ideas in one place and look back and go 'Wow that was dumb!' or 'Why don't I think that anymore?'.
<!--quoteo(post=1753103:date=Feb 14 2010, 08:46 AM:name=Geminosity)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Geminosity @ Feb 14 2010, 08:46 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1753103"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Ooh ok! I might give it a shot later after all then :3
Google have an annoying habit of trying to attach your name to stuff without bothering to tell you. I remember sending a Gmail for the first time only to realise it'd added my name to it as the sender.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
In gmail: First name: Lord Last name: Snooggums
I don't tend to use my real name when signing up unless there is going to be a monetary transaction involved because of programs automatically adding that information when it isn't expected. I believe you can edit your name in gmail and the rest at any time.
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Google have an annoying habit of trying to attach your name to stuff without bothering to tell you. I remember sending a Gmail for the first time only to realise it'd added my name to it as the sender. The guy who got the email (someone I've not seen around here for a good while now) was all like "I'm beginning to suspect that's your real name. Perhaps I know too much now? Should I expect a ninja to come for me soon?" He teased me about it for a good many emails after :p
- No extra stupid clutter of "Person X friended Person Y" or "Person X is in a relationship"
- Google!
- Integrated into Gmail and links up to a bunch of other stuff
- Way better at commenting/linking, etc.
Bad Points:
- Stupid security issues that you have to manually lock down (then again, Facebook has also been bad in the past)
- Doesn't link to Facebook (seriously?)
- Clutters your Inbox unless you lock it down with a Label
I THINK SO.
I had the same problem when I first started using Wave, luckily I only had one person on my list who didn't know my full name and I've woven enough tall tales for them to be suspicious of anything I tell them.
Wave almost caught me out with that as well, but I remembered Gmail's antics so I caught it before I sent anything.
Thing is though, my idea is more to focus on topics of discussion. I don't think I could ever bother telling everyone what's going on in my life constantly or doing the whole 'dear diary' thing (I tried that when I was little with a diary. Turns out I was more interested in living my life than writing about it :p ).<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->You can blog anonymously. I definitely see the appeal of blogging, if not just to have a space for all my ideas in one place and look back and go 'Wow that was dumb!' or 'Why don't I think that anymore?'.
Gail Porter.
;)
Google have an annoying habit of trying to attach your name to stuff without bothering to tell you. I remember sending a Gmail for the first time only to realise it'd added my name to it as the sender.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
In gmail:
First name: Lord
Last name: Snooggums
I don't tend to use my real name when signing up unless there is going to be a monetary transaction involved because of programs automatically adding that information when it isn't expected. I believe you can edit your name in gmail and the rest at any time.