So I was reminded today why it is important to keep your digital identity up to date and make sure you are on top of all the links coming out of your various web presences.
I used to blog (very 2000s) and owned my own branded domain. A few years ago, as the blogging died off (very 2010s), the domain lapsed.
However, I neglected to tell the people who manage our profile pages at @LSEnews. So my profile still had a link to my web domain on it.
lse.ac.uk/media-and-communications/people/academic-staff/nick-anstead
Which is funny, because it turns out it has been purchased by someone else, who is a roofer in California. The current top article on nickanstead.com, linked to from my LSE profile page is "attic ventilation: everything you need to consider".
P.S. As @EmilyAnstead has just pointed out, this is doubly funny, because I would be very ill-equipped to provide advice on everything you need to know about attic ventilation.
Nick Anstead
@NickAnstead
Assoc Prof working on political communication & political ideas @MediaLSE. Also 🧵 nickanstead.
