How about Hyperman?
Though that'd be cool in that it'd put me in the same naming convention as a Megaman boss, it was actually one of the names I panned over when I was coming up with Hyperguy. Hyperguy's my internet super hero name.
But what I really want to do is appeal to a broader range of people(read: conservative blowhards, i.e., the ones with the money), and I don't think it sounds serious enough. Ideally, I'd like something that can both be taken seriously and conveys a sense of web savvy. Ultimately, the need for a new web handle is to make myself more marketable towards people who want web design or web content services.
And seeing as how I've already invested so much time into Hyperguy.net, I probably would be using the new web handle on another site. My basic problem is that I'd love to use the five years I've been working on Hyperguy.net and all of the features and customizations I'd added to it on my resume, but don't feel confident about showing it to corporate America given the amount of pornography and hit or miss humor.
Ah! I also want to start writing serious articles for online magazines, and if possible, create a new community site where I'd be able to do so.
So the way I see it either I can work my ass off and redefine what it means to be Hyperguy, yet risk changing so many of the things that makes the site great, or just create another online personality that I could use for business endeavors.
Hyperguy needs something at least as dashing as his current name. Would not do well to go backwards. Perhaps something in Japanese?
I've found that words in Japanese only sound cool until you find out their meaning. When they become common in your Japanese word lexicon they lose a little of that Wow! factor.
Like for example:
Hyperguy: "Oh wow! So, your handle's 'Shi no Tsuki'?"
Shi no Tsuki: "Yep!"
Hyperguy: "What's it mean?"
Shi no Tsuki: "Death's Moon!"
Hyperguy: "Okay, then why not just call yourself Death's Moon in English so that people know what the hell your name means?"
Shi no Tsuki: "It's more mysterious when they don't know what it means!"
Hyperguy: "But when they do know it's about as mysterious as 'book' or 'house' or 'chair'. Excuse me, 'Death's Chair'."
Shi no Tsuki: "..."
I've recently been thinking of changing as well. I believe Snakecharmer would suit me well, particularly in respect to my deep knowledge of the VIPER series. Any thoughts?
(Ah, if only we could all be so cavalier with our screen names as Bill/Will/Liam/Atrician.)
I think Snakecharmer sounds like something a circus performer or stripper would use. A username that sounds like a member of the snake family, like Cobra or Python GTO or Serpentus might make the connection a little more clear.
Pardon if i don't see why changing Hyperguy to something else will be any better, cause the entire internet is a juvenile domain :/
Seriously, the fact we're hiding behind these avatars is sure enough.
To JGOO: Changing your name might not such a bad idea. JGOO isn't too memorable.
True that. If I only had to worry about what the internet thinks, I wouldn't consider a different name at all. I love 'Hyperguy', and know that the internet knows what the hell I'm talking about, and have confidence in using it here.
But I wanna try coming up with something that doesn't sound ridiculous offline. Like, something that could handle the transition to other forms of media also.
And on the subject, I know that a lot of rappers have pretty ridiculous names, but I think the reason why they can get away with it is because its a part of their industry and because once they're famous and have money, no one really disputes why someone would name themselves after a brand of boots(Timbaland), spare change(50 cent), frozen water(Ice Cube), and so on.
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