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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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Subscribe to commentsStringfellow HawkOct 13th 2008 4:51PM
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.
Jay HathawayOct 13th 2008 4:54PM
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.
mvpOct 13th 2008 4:53PM
Seems a lil buggy, missed a few of my accounts and timed out on 2.
war59312Oct 13th 2008 10:00PM
Xbox-live times out every time..
TaylorOct 14th 2008 6:23PM
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
Jay HathawayOct 14th 2008 6:26PM
Fixed the typo. Thanks, Taylor! I agree with you on the security implications, as well.