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google plus

Posted on Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at 12:00 pm by

Well, I have added a new google plus feed on the sidebar to the right (near the bottom). As you may or may not know, I am extremely ambivalent about Google Plus, due to it’s so-called “Real (or Wallet) Name” … Continue reading →

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identity politics

Posted on Friday, August 26, 2011 at 3:00 pm by

There has been a lot going on with nymwars. In case you’ve been hiding under a rock :-), this controversy revolves around Google’s latest offered service, Google Plus. In a departure from most of its social services to date, Google … Continue reading →

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privacy, anonymity, pseudonymity, and google plus

Posted on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 12:00 pm by

[Audio: English; Captions: English (more available at TED)] Well worth watching. People have many very wrong assumptions about “real” names, pseudonymity, and anonymity online. As Matthew Ingram points out, “As a number of users have pointed out, Google and Facebook … Continue reading →

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