Filed under: Internet, Utilities, Web services, Social Software, web 2.0
Where is your username registered? Find out with Usernamecheck
There are a lot of advantages to using the same username for all your online services. It's easier to remember, and friends can find you more easily. If you're someone who's in this habit, you might want to take a look at Usernamecheck, a site that tells you which sites your favorite username is registered at. Usernamecheck scans 60+ different networks, from 12seconds to Zooomr, and tells you if your name is taken. The sites on the list are some of the best, most useful places to have an account, so it might remind you of something you've been meaning to sign up for. Or, if you're an Internet addict like me, it might remind you of sites you signed up for and forgot about. Either way, it's worth a look.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Stringfellow Hawk said 4:51PM on 10-13-2008
This can also be a good tool for a hacker who has gotten your username and password. Now he can log in to all the sites you have accounts on, and really wreak havoc. Terrible.
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Jay Hathaway said 4:54PM on 10-13-2008
It's not like a determined person with your username and password wouldn't try your username at different sites anyway. Also, if your passwords are the same at every site you use that username for, you should probably fix that right away.
mvp said 4:53PM on 10-13-2008
Seems a lil buggy, missed a few of my accounts and timed out on 2.
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war59312 said 10:00PM on 10-13-2008
Xbox-live times out every time..
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Taylor said 6:23PM on 10-14-2008
Typo:
towards the beginning, "name" should be "same"
And this isn't a security issue, you can always google someone's username anyway, it should bring up all those sites too.
-Taylor
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Jay Hathaway said 6:26PM on 10-14-2008
Fixed the typo. Thanks, Taylor! I agree with you on the security implications, as well.