I don’t want to rail on Google all the time, I really don’t. I was one of their biggest fans and even wanted to work for them until just a few years ago (when running away to Silicon Valley became a bit of an impracticality).
People who write under pseudonyms won’t want to switch to a Google+ profile for their blogging persona until pseudonyms are accepted on the social network, which is in the works. Blogger users now have the option to switch their Blogger profiles...
Gundotra asked that people be patient as the team tries to work out the best way to work out nicknames and pseudonyms, but the change is coming. Users will be allowed to use pseudonyms soon, as Google plans to relax their controversial real names...
There has been a lot of speculation about why the push for real names on Facebook and now Google, with Google taking a much harder line than even Facebook, not allowing for even the simplest derivation of “nyms” (pseudonyms).
The Google+ project launched, promising “real-life sharing, rethought for the web,” and has delivered and seen amazing growth early, but Google’s stance on real names and pseudonyms hasn’t sat well with many.
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While Google accepts pseudonyms, it's pushing for the use of actual names rather than complex or offensive "fake" names. I previously discussed Google's banning of various users with abnormal or celebrity names, and the mixed consequences; Google...
Pseudonyms are useful for those who would be unreasonably persecuted if their wallet identity were known – political activists, or members of marginalized groups of all kinds. In the modern, online world, there's lots of reasons for people to use...
Pseudonyms Twenty-six Internet companies, including Google, tomorrow will lodge a complaint with France's State Council, the country's highest judical body, in opposition of a decree that forces sites to store users' private data for a year.
In forums, many people who post use pseudonyms to remain anonymous, while a blogger puts his or her name on their blog. These tools not only help marketers discover what is being said about their companies and brands, they also allow them to use...
