Matthew TW Huang

You may or may not have noticed that for the past few months, Google has displayed my name as "MatthewTW Huang". Everyday, I had to deal with the burden that it created. How could I be sure of my identity if Google, the service that knows everything about me, didn't even have my name correct?

If you've had an individual problem with a Google service and tried to get an email/phone number to contact, you know it's nearly impossible.

After a post to the Google+ Help community, I got a friendly response from an avid Google user stating that I could only get my name changed if my profile was suspended for a name violation. I was ready to just wait the two years in order to change my name. But something in my heart told me to attempt to change my name one last time... I tried... And it worked! I can only assume someone from Google read my post on Google+ Help community and reset the name-change counter! I'm finally back to my original identity!

I'm "Matthew TW Huang" again!

Lesson Learned: Google only allows you to change your name three times within a two year period.