Posts tagged as "identity"

Posted by Melissa on 28th May 2009
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MySpace follows Facebook with Full Names vs Display Names

Enter MySpace: you can go by any handle you like whether it’s Melissa Cheater or GUINEAPIGSRKEWL. You can hack your profile in just about every way, from hiding ads to redecorating in hot pink Curlz font. You can be friends with bands – they even seek you out! And you can express yourself really any way you like because, if it’s what you want, you can participate without any actual connection to your real world life.

Posted by Melissa on 6th April 2009
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Recommended Reading: April 3 '09

Facebook @ 5 (years old & 200 millionth user)
Twitter follows users and converts to mentions
Haven’t seen third-party apps make the conversion yet – tweetdeck, twitbin etc still using “replies” … I love love love that Twitter is paying attention to user conventions though – a strong sign that this network will be stay relevant for [...]