The Origin Story of ismh
What name do you use on the Internet? @ismh
Do you keep the same name everywhere? When possible. Because itās short, Iām not always able to use it, and sometimes other people have beaten me to it.
Where did it come from? Itās my initials with an i in front because I used to be what some people would call an Apple fanboy. SMH is also Internet speak for āshaking my headā which I find funny.
What does it mean to you? I mean, itās a riff on my name. Past that, I went with it because it was short.
Why did you choose it? Itās short and catchy.
Do you ever think of changing it? I do worry sometimes that the International Society of Menās Health, which owns ismh.org will one day come knocking, but I have a backup Twitter handle already reserved if that comes up.
Why do you / donāt you use your real name? Since I make my online living in writing and podcasting, itās important to use my real name, in my opinion. My day job has never had a problem with it, so itās not a big deal if āreal lifeā people see it.
What was your first internet screen name? Yeah, thatās too embarrassing to share.
What is your favorite name youāve seen in your travels across the net? Hmmm. Dr. Drangās is pretty good.
People can find my work all over the place, but the best place to see an index of all the crazy things I do is stephenhackett.com. I'm @ismh on Twitter.
