Use
Your Real Name on YouTube
**w that
YouTube uses Google Accounts and integrates with Google+, it's a lot easier for Google to bring more Google+ features to YouTube.
You can **w
use your full name on YouTube. Just go to
YouTube's settings page, click "advanced" next to
Your email address and click "Begin using my full
Name on YouTube".
What will change after enabling this feature?
1.
Your full
Name from
Your Google+ profile will replace
Your username on YouTube.
2.
Your channel title and photo will change.
The
YouTube username can still be used to log in and the channel URL will stay the same.
Google's goal is to use the same identity on YouTube, Google+ and other Google services so that it can provide an unified experience. For example, other people that k**w you will find
Your YouTube videos much more easily if you're using
Your full
Name and
Your photo. YouTube's commmenting system can also improve if people use their
Real identity.
Obviously, **t everyone will want to drop their username, especially if they like/need a**nymity or their username is very popular. That's probably the reason why this feature is optional.
A Google spokesperson told
LA Times that "YouTube will let people change their usernames back if they decide to start using their full name. (...) New users can still set their
YouTube Name however they want. The prompt comes up only for users who have a Google+ profile."
"You'll see this option when you upload or comment on
YouTube (...). For partners, brands, and organizations, you won't see this just yet. In the coming months we'll be working on new options to give you even more control over
Your presence on YouTube,"
informs Google.
{ Thanks,
Katty. }
