After 300 posts on this blog, several other projects, and signing up for who knows how many social networks, I’ve made the decision to come out from the alias closet.
I originally had different ideas for what I would be blogging about, so a totally anonymous identity made sense. Then, as I settled on a slightly different focus, I wanted friends to be able to identify me, but was still more comfortable using an alias (years of chat rooms/social networks/Xbox Live).
But now my blog is not only an important part of my identity, it’s also a key element of my public persona, my network, and my career.
So despite the fact I’ll continue to exist under the pseudonym of Badger Gravling on Twitter, Del.icio.us, Stumbleupon, Digg, FriendFeed, etc, etc, within my blogging home, I’m Dan.
Hello.