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by mladenkovacevic 5074 days ago
I'm actually interested in using my real name but I would like to be able to employ pseudonyms as well (mostly to be able to interact as a brand).

When you opt out of using your real name they ask you what the reason is and I think based on the feedback they get from that little survey they might extend the functionality to include multiple names in some way shape or form. (at least I hope). Google+ already has some of this ability with the brand pages so hopefully they carry that over into into YouTube.
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alkimie 5074 days ago
The point is that they don't -want- you to use pseudonyms. I don't know about the rest of you but I segregate the various presences in the aether. What I found most offensive is that they omitted the option of saying that you did not want to use your real name solely because you didn't -want- to use your real name.

I posted a short reaction at http://youtu.be/Imhqt1vr3T8 Hopefully their search engine will pick it up.

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mladenkovacevic 5074 days ago
doesn't the "personal use, cannot use my real name" box cover your concerns?
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alkimie 5074 days ago
No, I don't believe so. I could (or can and do) use my real name. I simply don't -want- to use my real name.

I dislike giving incorrect answers to questions. I did use that box when testing the new requirements for lack of a better fit. By so doing, I am allowing Youtube (Google) to misrepresent my reasons for declining to use my real name. I don't care for that.

As I said in my video response, Youtube (Google) can either acknowledge my desire for a certain level of anonymity when I interact with youtube, or I simply will move to Vimeo or another provider.

Like a lot of people, I'm kind of stuck on the gmail tar baby. It will be hard for me to step away from gmail. Youtube, on the other hand, is not something where I have built up a lot of utility. It could be that they simply have decided that Youtube will now focus on the 'professional' posters, and not worry so much about casual posters and users like myself. I believe that is a mistake because the people that make a buck (or think they might) on youtube start as casual users.

I have noticed that youtube seems to be paying a lot more attention to the commercial users than to the casual users. That is their choice, but I'd bet that there will be other folks that would be only too happy to focus on the hoi pilloy. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoi_polloi)

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mladenkovacevic 5074 days ago
Understood. Makes sense.

It almost seems like they are preparing YouTube for some TV displacement role they hope it will play in the future. It's not just funny cat videos anymore.. you can watch live concerts, rent movies, watch lectures or even broadcast your own content live via hangouts. I'm not sure where the real name initiative fits into here, though.

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AkThhhpppt 5074 days ago
There's a lot of distance between "can't" and "don't want to."
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