Tag Archives: Identity

I’m the Real Slim Shady!

If you don’t want to use your real name, don’t bother with Google+. The site requires all users to use ‘real names.’ What constitutes a ‘real name?’ Can Google+ really differentiate fake names from real ones? Google Plus forces us … Continue reading

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Google+ = BoooooRing

In a rather interesting article by Jamie Beckland of Mashable, the topic of Google+’s real name policy is creating a ‘boring social network’. The article discusses the fundamental social need for multiple identities that creates the very landscape of our … Continue reading

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Google+: Way of the future?

Google+ has been at least a little controversial from day one, most notably scaring more than one potential user away by insisting that users register and verify their ‘everyday’ moniker, with retribution heaped swiftly and without quarter upon the heads … Continue reading

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