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Re:Let’s talk about usernames by keypress on Monday February 12, 2018 @02:02PM (#16361017)
Mohammad Mohammad has over 2200 profiles on Linkedin.
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Re:Let’s talk about usernames by coryfklein on Monday February 12, 2018 @02:40PM (#16361358)
And unique usernames don't solve that problem either. If I know a guy named "Mohammad Mohammad" and I want to find him on LinkedIn, I already don't know his unique username should he have one.

If I know him in person and ask for his LinkedIn, he can just send me a link to his profile. If Mohammad is advertising his LinkedIn presence, again, he can provide a link to his profile. Adding in unique usernames doesn't help much in this case.

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