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| − | '''Nymwars''' (sometimes also '''plusgate''' in its relationship to Google+) is an ongoing discussion in the technology industry about the use of pseudonyms on social networking sites. |
+ | '''Nymwars''' (sometimes also '''plusgate''' in its relationship to Google+) is an ongoing discussion in the technology industry about the use of [[Pseudonymity|pseudonyms]] on social networking sites. |
==Context== |
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| − | Nymwars was sparked by the launch of the Google+ social network and identity service, which does not allow the use of pseudonyms, or even many nicknames. |
+ | Nymwars was sparked by the launch of the Google+ social network and identity service, which does not allow the use of pseudonyms, or even many nicknames. See [[Google+ name policy debate]] |
| − | At almost the same time as the launch of Google+, National Geographic informed bloggers on scienceblogs.com, which it had recently purchased, that they could no longer use pseudonyms, affecting well-known science and medicine bloggers with long-standing pseudonyms. |
+ | At almost the same time as the launch of Google+, National Geographic informed bloggers on scienceblogs.com, which it had recently purchased, that they could no longer use pseudonyms, affecting well-known science and medicine bloggers with long-standing pseudonyms. Technology and science circles thus has partially differing and partially overlapping discussions of pseudonymity. |
==Responses== |
==Responses== |
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| − | Nymwars has attracted an enormous amount of attention from the media and bloggers. Roundups include: |
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| − | *[http://www.scoop.it/t/plusgate Botgirl Questi's #plusgate roundup] |
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| − | *[http://geekfeminism.org/2011/08/03/pseudospam-nymwars-continue/ Pseudospam: nymwars continue] |
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*[http://geekfeminism.org/2011/09/02/quick-hit-the-science-front-of-nymwars/ Quick hit: the science front of nymwars] |
*[http://geekfeminism.org/2011/09/02/quick-hit-the-science-front-of-nymwars/ Quick hit: the science front of nymwars] |
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[[Category:Incidents]] |
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Latest revision as of 03:27, 16 April 2012
Nymwars (sometimes also plusgate in its relationship to Google+) is an ongoing discussion in the technology industry about the use of pseudonyms on social networking sites.
Context
Nymwars was sparked by the launch of the Google+ social network and identity service, which does not allow the use of pseudonyms, or even many nicknames. See Google+ name policy debate
At almost the same time as the launch of Google+, National Geographic informed bloggers on scienceblogs.com, which it had recently purchased, that they could no longer use pseudonyms, affecting well-known science and medicine bloggers with long-standing pseudonyms. Technology and science circles thus has partially differing and partially overlapping discussions of pseudonymity.