Anonymity: The New Hot Thing.

According to this article, the hottest thing in the future is anonymity.

To be un-famous.

To be Googled — and to not be there. No link. No Wiki. No tube, space or face. No nothing.

It’s too late for most adults — anyone with a job, a driver’s license or a signature on a public document. But in a world where anyone can be known, what could be cooler than not being known? In a celebrity-saturated culture, what could be hotter than not being a celebrity?

Yes, you will wish that your name were not listed on websites, blogs, search engines, social networks, web directories, etc. You will realize that it is not really that cool to let almost everyone read your profile, your contact information, your address, your hobbies, your interests, your crushes, your fears, and other personal information that you enjoyably publish through your blog.

Somehow, I agree. But really, in a world where technology is so advance that everything you do online is stored in a database and search engines knows what you’re searching, can someone really remain anonymous?

No. Your quest for fame is highly achievable. Thanks to the Internet. Think of Youtube, MySpace and Flickr. If you have an account to any one of these social networks, congratulations, you’ve lost your anonymity. You are famous.

Now, if anonymity is going to be a prized commodity in the future, I’m wondering if companies will offer services to achieve it. How bout a search engine removal? If that’s impossible maybe search engine de-optimization? Or perhaps, link un-building?

Whatever. I say, enjoy your anonymity while you have it. You’ll never know how famous can you be tomorrow.

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