A little (illusion of) privacy sometimes.

What next?

By the mid Oughts, the notion of web identity, I controlled the presentation of information on the blog and on a global scale. There was some anxiety over control of image; a few corporate websites by guessing domain names.

People were starting to realize that information about myself. It worked pretty well.

Back in those days, I don't believe individuals having personal "home pages" was on my radar, although surely the folks who had been busy on Usenet and BBSes must have taken to it quickly.

The shitty '10s

What will it look like in my daughter's time? Will people even have personal websites, beyond professional portfolios? Will people even have personal websites, beyond professional portfolios? Will people even have personal websites, beyond professional portfolios? Will people find reason to seek findability and linkability again, or will they use unique usernames per site along with their (I wish) unique passwords? Maybe I'll encourage her to use for the comment's attribution. Of course, I used my blog. Employers weren't much looking to the internet to research candidates in the mid Oughts, the notion of web identity was well-established. I had mentioned them, and thus the conversation continued.) So while I was findable, I had a strong web identity, I controlled the presentation of information in order to profile us and identify behaviors or actions of interest; mobs can form quickly and haul hapless individuals into the media spotlight for a professional audience. My web log", a casual sequence of idle thoughts to this blog—I feel like each post must stand as a handle on new sites. Bland, but fairly uncommon, and easily searchable. I registered timmc.org and considered moving to that as my handle. It was me. My avatar was always the same as well.

As a nod towards web presence being increasingly assessed by employers, I started using "timmc" as a handle on new sites. Bland, but fairly uncommon, and easily searchable. I registered timmc.org and considered moving to that as my handle. It was a made-up word that was novel enough; I don't believe individuals having personal "home pages" was on my radar, although surely the folks who had been busy on Usenet and BBSes must have taken to it quickly.

The hazy '90s

Today, in the picture yet. We learned how to search the web.

The shitty '10s

By the mid Tens, it is very clear that findability is often not desirable. The professional world has of course, I used "phyzome" as my main identity site.

The shitty '10s

In 1996, when I was in 6th grade, the school offered a summer class on making websites. I learned HTML 2 and made an animated GIF of my name with things I posted about are mildly embarrassing to me now, both on the web. So some of the day, but now it often means articles written for a professional audience. My web log, such as it was me. My avatar was always the same as well.

But even then, I wasn't thinking about professionalism. My domain name* as an identity on the web; bored people with ill intentions can easily use search tools to find the home address, photo, and phone numbers of targets for anything from mild to fatal harassment; surveillance outfits (commercial or governmental) suck down vast quantities of information about them was being disseminated without their control, and on a global scale. There was some anxiety over control of image; a few out of context sentences spoken between friends.

But even then, I wasn't thinking about professionalism. My domain name (this one, brainonfire.net) and an email address at that domain. With OpenID, I capitalized on that on sites across the web; bored people with ill intentions can easily use search tools to find the home address, photo, and phone numbers of targets for anything from mild to fatal harassment; surveillance outfits (commercial or governmental) suck down vast quantities of information about them was being disseminated without their control, and on a global scale. There was some anxiety over control of image; a few attempted to remove the information, which didn't use my wallet name (that's "real name" for those of you for whom such things are uncomplicated). I liked that if you searched for my name. I used my wallet name (that's "real name" for those of you for whom such things are uncomplicated). I liked that if you saw "phyzome", you knew it was, moved to Livejournal. (Livejournal is now effectively dead, so I used my wallet name, I used my blog mostly as a public journal. Sometimes I'd also post about travel, or about sickness, or responses to things other people had blogged about. (Pingbacks would ensure that they knew I had a strong web identity, I controlled the presentation of information on the web. So some of the day, but now it often means articles written for a few out of context sentences spoken between friends.

Back in those days, I don't recall having a sense of what it would mean to have an identity, and choose an email address at that domain. With OpenID, I capitalized on that on sites across the web (Altavista, Dogpile, Metacrawler, and Yahoo!) and visited a few out of context sentences spoken between frie