Have you ever went to sign up for an email service like Gmail, Yahoo!, or Hotmail only to find that your name or desired name is taken?
It happens all the time, you type in “johndoe” for the username and to no suprise you get a message stating “This email address is already taken, but might we suggest johndoe556984?”
Not very descriptive, professional, or easy to remember, but what are the options?
Many people go the non-sensical “Web 2.0″ route and just make something up like jettbird@… or Inix@… But then again, you might as well just be another number at that point.