Ask me anything on Formspring

I had some free time tonight so I decided to sign-up for an account over at Formspring. It’s basically a website which allows people to ask and answer questions anonymously. I already configured it so that the questions that I answer will appear on my Facebook and Twitter account (technology is fun). If you have anything you want to ask me, please go ahead and ask away in my Formspring profile. Since we’re on the topic though let me share with you a personal branding blunder that I made with Formspring.

Each time a good online social platform goes up, I’ll make it a point to reserve my name and profile. I tried signing up for an account on Formspring using my first and last name but apparently someone beat me to it. He’s not a poser or anything because apparently the guy with the same name as me lives somewhere in the US. Here’s a screenshot of his profile:

This definitely gave me a wake up call since I’m a strong advocate of Personal Branding, hahaha. I’m going to do a quick inventory of other social media platforms that I don’t have accounts for yet and make sure I reserve my name at the very least.

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