Comments on: What if Your Name Is Jenna Jameson? Personal Branding and Owning Your Online Space

By: guess

guess — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:53:20 +0000

well i can understand branding your name to make you stand out but having an unusual name isn’t all its cracked up to be. mine is Cinnamon and while i am past the food related jokes and will politely smile at references to exotic dancers, i can’t stand the mandatory 5 minute conversation that follows whenever i state my name. “yes, that is my real name…yes, that is what’s on my birth certificate…no, my father named me…no, i don’t have sister named sugar/spice/ginger.”if im at a social function it’s well and good. bt when i am out running errands, sometimes i want to get in and get out anonymously. at work i hide my badge because random people who do not work for the company like to start conversations-especially men. Keep in mind, i dress very conservatively at work. >:( I used to enjoy my name because it was unusual. now i am careful not to say it often especially if i answer the phone and a sales person is on the other line.

By: Yvonne Russell

Yvonne Russell — Sun, 18 May 2008 11:14:26 +0000

Hi Kristen
Thanks for the reminder about tags, plus lots of other great suggestions here.

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By: David Bullock

David Bullock — Sat, 10 May 2008 13:56:11 +0000

Kristen,

Great post – “online identity protection”. Never though of it this way until reading you post.

If you are building your name in the marketplace. Protect it at all costs.

Also, you might consider bidding on your name on the PPC platforms just to make sure that folks are not using your hard earned market positioning for profit.

Take Care,

David Bullock

By: Kristen

Kristen — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:34:48 +0000

Wow, lots of great comments here!

@Liz – Well, at least she’s known for doing something pleasant instead of something sketchy. Like…

@Stephen Smith – Sex offender, huh? That’s way worse than porn star. Good call with the @.

@Chris Cree – Who knew it was such a popular name? I never would have guessed.

@Sandie Law – To me, it says you were thinking ahead!

@Jennifer Hofmann – I get a lot of hits from Denmark on my maiden name, so I feel you on the indecipherable pages thing. Do go with the middle initial, but yeah, stay away from the porn. Good call.

@Rick Mahn – I wasn’t sure how I was going to pull it off, but you really got me thinking! Thanks for letting me bounce the ideas off you. Huge help!

@Lori – Ut-oh, not sure that’s a good thing! Wow, that’s a great example of poor planning on a name change. Reminds me of that joke about the law firm Dewy, Cheatham, and Howe.

@Barbara Ling – Too funny!

@Jennifer Hoffman (again) – Thanks for the link! That’s hilarious.

@Laura Spencer – I thought your name sounded familiar. ;)

Phew, hope I didn’t miss anyone! Thanks for all of the great comments thus far. Keep ‘em coming!

By: Laura Spencer

Laura Spencer — Wed, 07 May 2008 14:56:15 +0000

Try sharing a name with a soap opera character!

Anyway, good article and good suggestions for a fairly common problem.

By: Jennifer Hofmann

Jennifer Hofmann — Wed, 07 May 2008 14:54:15 +0000

One more thing – I was listening to NPR a few weekends ago and Michael Feldman of Whad’ya Know interviewed another Michael Feldman.

http://www.notmuch.com/Show/Archive.pl?s_id=506

Turns out their families both originate from Kiev and they determined that they might actually be the same person. :)

By: Barbara Ling

Barbara Ling — Wed, 07 May 2008 13:22:22 +0000

Years ago, I found that a “Barbara Ling” was a set designer for Batman and Robin. Seekers of that person must be rather surprised when they come on my site….

Enjoy,

Barbara