Networks

To be honest, I don't understand why all the major networks now try to integrate into each other. For example, LiveJournal now allows you to comment with your Facebook ID even if you're not a registered user. Even some smaller forums try to do the same. Why? Why would someone want to give their real name while talking about some weird stuff?

I tend to separate my real life and my internet life. There are intersections, I know many of my online friends in real life, and I did post some of my photos under my nickname, but I don't want people whom I initially know from outside of the web to see what my interests and hobbies are by just googling my name. Thank you very much.

And what makes me angry even more is that some services include this "comment with your Facebook ID" without even asking whether I want to associate my email or their site account with the Facebook one, like Photobucket, for example. That's annoying.