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Pseudonyms

Pseudonymity in Social Networks

By Kathleen Kalk on August 22, 2011 | Tagged with facebook, google, Pseudonyms, social networks

Lately, many people have been writing about the naming policies of social networks. This is because Google+ requires its users to use their real names in their profiles. Facebook does too. Online, our names are tightly and persistently coupled with our actions. Pseudonyms put a measure of distance between our identity online and our real […]

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