[acheron]

I mostly don't, though I ended up using my real name on Twitter, which I post to regularly. Generally I try to avoid it whenever possible -- I hate being Googlable. Not really sure why I changed my mind for Twitter.

I have an unusual name combination, so there aren't many others with my name. However, about 5 years ago, one of the few others started playing college football, so the search results are mostly for him, though I'm guessing he's graduated by now.

Just now googled my name for the first time in a couple years probably. Still mostly about college football, with a few of my things scattered throughout, including my Twitter account and an archive of a mailing list where I used my real email address (which is my real name). Also at least a couple things still surfacing from the mid-90s, when I didn't know any better.

My first Internet lesson to my kids will be: never use your real name online. I am glad most of my teenage real-name-using happened on local BBSs or things like AOL, and so it has vanished into the ether; my kids won't be as lucky.