So, you may be wondering where the nickname “nooozeguy” comes from and how to pronounce it.
The story dates back to my college days in the mid 90s, when I worked on Emory University’s student-run newspaper, the Wheel. (Find out more about me, Josh Fialkoff).
My nickname was “scoop” because I was often tracking a breaking news story around Atlanta.
But (horrors!) there already was a “scoop” online, as well as my second choice, “news guy”. For a time, I tried the name “noozeguy”. Then I discovered that someone already had that name.
(I have also used my last name, “Fialkoff“. That didn’t seem like a very good domain name though, since I apready spend countless hours each day at work spelling my name to people.)
That’s when I made up, “nooozeguy”.
Since then, I have used it for most of my online personas.
A few people have misunderstood it. One person thought it was pronounced, “no-ooze-guy.” That seems a little gross to me.
Now you know the whole story… and there are a few minutes you will never get back.