Tuesday, August 16, 2011

goodbye google plus

I've deleted my google+ account because of their "real names only" policy. I've no interest in using their bookface alternative if they are intent on such control freakery at this early stage of its life.

Yes, I could have called myself Mary Hinge to get around their rule but I didn't want all of my linked accounts to display a name other than the one I use for blogging.

And yes, I could set up another google account purely for google+ but, you know, I can't be bothered.




4 comments:

Henry Crun said...

You be Mary Hinge and I'll be Hilda Brackett.

banned said...

I'll be Mike Hunt

Furor Teutonicus said...

And how exactly to the prove that it is NOT a "real" name?

Roue le Jour said...

I'm not sure I'm seeing the problem, Manuel.