About your name on Twitter

Browsing the web I found an article about the importance of the username on Twitter and I want to share some excerpts so you can keep them in mind when entering this social network.

In the Online world, the shorter your username, the better, as it will have greater recall and impact. The thing is, shorter names are hard to come by, however, it's worth a try for the following two technical reasons:

  • When retweeting, short names consume fewer characters, so there is more space for messages.
  • If someone does not have the autocomplete option when they are going to send you a tweet, they will probably make spelling or typing errors, which is reduced when the name is short and impressive.

Also, for memory and recall reasons, the simpler the better. So let's think twice before using unnecessary numbers and characters and keep it simple and forceful.

I refer you to an  article  about the 26 people who have single-letter names on the Internet.