Here’s two short audio blogs about my thesis that social media succeed when they encourage or require onymity — that is, you represent yourself publicly using your true identity, rather than a fictionalized persona.
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[...] by the backchannel. Most people on Twitter are presenting themselves as who they really are, and not hiding behind anonymous handles. Their reputation will be affected by their tweets and they will be accountable for what they say. [...]
A great idea: Twitter rewrites links in DMs with its own url shortener to stop spam/phishing attacks http://j.mp/dCnMyma17 mins ago
10 years ago, Portugal decriminalized drug use. Here's what happened [audio] | PRI's The World http://j.mp/bueWrv55 mins ago
Looking forward to checking out the new management book from 37Signals, Rework: http://j.mp/bmq7zr6 hours ago
Geolocation comes to the Twitter web interface! TechCrunch: http://j.mp/9oeK116 hours ago
Here's my 5 tips for crafting a good social media policy http://j.mp/9znZei What are yours? 7 hours ago
RT @brianboyer: Design for America looks neat. Data viz, process viz, gov redesigns http://j.mp/95zhLp <-- looking fwd 2 best form redesign 7 hours ago
Why don’t flame wars break out on Twitter? How Onymity Makes Social Networking Work [audioblog post] http://bit.ly/g5R22
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[...] by the backchannel. Most people on Twitter are presenting themselves as who they really are, and not hiding behind anonymous handles. Their reputation will be affected by their tweets and they will be accountable for what they say. [...]