Using “Like Ra” name in Google

Updated on Sep 03, 2012 @ 12:51:
And the answer was…. No.

After reviewing your appeal, we have determined that your name does not comply with the Google+ Names Policy.

You may re-appeal with additional information, if you have not already done so. If you’re already using Google+, your current name will continue to be used.

In any case, you never know unless you try 😉

Posted on Sep 01, 2012 @ 20:38:
I wonder if I can use “Like Ra” as the user name in Google services again. Just submitted an appeal. Currently my profile shows the following:

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Google vs Facebook. Same story?

Weird, my Google account was blocked because of “unusual activity”, so I had to specify my mobile phone number to get it activated again. Yes, I know… Privacy, security… They do not exist in the Internet. I do not like the tendency. The amount of accounts in my rings constantly goes up and down without any activity from my side, people complain that their private pictures and posts disappear forever, their accounts got removed, etc.

Does the old Facebook story repeat itself? As soon as the amount of “friends” reaches 1,000 and you post something, your account (including Gmail) becomes more interesting for censors.

Or someone reports my posts. Ha-ha…

Here’s my badge, just in case:


Fetish industry and fetish trends


Updated on Jan 20, 2012 @ 02:07:

See more trends and comments below. What is your forecast and why?

Updated on Mar 26, 2011 @ 02:05:
I completely forgot about this related article and discussion: The future of (self-)bondage-fetish-wear. Will it ever exist?

Posted on Mar 21, 2011 @ 0:44:
Yesterday, me and my wife have been to Demask in Amsterdam to repair my favourite pewter pearl sheen latex leotard (I discovered a 1cm hole in the armpit area). I love rubber shops. I love the smell of latex, love to touch or grab the sleeky springy oily material.. Oh, I begin to feel light-headed just by thinking of that…

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Joined Google+

Just joined Google+. I wonder how long my account there will last 😉

If anybody interested, this is my profile.

And here’s an update. You’ve heard about the “Real name” policy, haven’t you? Just got a warning from Google+ about my nick: Like Ra. And this is the result:

Your profile is being reviewed

Thank you for submitting your profile for review. Your profile will be reviewed again to see if it complies with our Names Policy. Reviews are usually completed within a few days. In the meantime, you have full access to Google+ and all other Google services.

If the review is successful, this message will disappear and you can continue using Google+. Otherwise, you’ll be informed that the review was unsuccessful and provided with further instructions.

We understand that Google+ and its Names Policy may not be for everyone at this time. We’d be sad to see you go, but if you do choose to leave, make a copy of your Google+ data first. Then, click here to disable Google+.

Definitely more polite than Facebook. But still this policy will frighten out lots of people.

Selfbondage trend in Google

Google has recently added the ability to sneak into what people are looking for. This new tool is called Google trends. Is self-bondage getting more popular? Or vice versa? Let’s have a look:


Unfortunately not. According to Google, the interest to “selfbondage”, “self-bondage” or “self bondage” has been declining. The top10 of the countries looking for these words looks very surprising:

  1. Germany
  2. Czech Republic
  3. Denmark
  4. Russia
  5. Austria
  6. Switzerland
  7. Netherlands
  8. United Kingdom
  9. Norway
  10. Sweden

Where’s the US? My logs show that 40% of all hits come from the States and 70% visitors use Google. How trustful is Google’s statistics? Probably they do not have to search for selfbondage, they already know the proper places 🙂

Another interesting thing is that Europeans prefer to search for “selfbondage”, while Americans favor “self bondage”. The volume of “self-bondage” queries is negligible and can not be found in the Google Trend.

Here you can find the original report.