Social Networks Urge Users to Use Real Names

Dr. Gavin Smith, sociology and social policy lecturer at the University of Sydney, says people losing a choice to use aliases online could be unfavorable to those who have become used to the idea of a “free space,” where playful names could be used on a whim.

“If your real identity is increasingly needed to be used to access these spaces then that will absolutely transform what kinds of communications, what kinds of playfulness, what kinds of exchanges can take place,” he says. However, he told the Sydney Morning Herald he understood the rationale for requiring it, noting users may be asked to pay for web anonymity, eventually.

Stephen Collins, spokesman for Electronic Frontiers Australia, sees only one reason Google is requiring real names.  “Google are gathering data because it’s good for them to have that data. Not for any other reason,” he says, noting that Google is a “massive advertiser” and information on people is “a bonus” for its operations.

Mark Pesce, a judge for the ABC’s New Inventors program, argues that Google’s and Facebook’s move to require real names is all about power and money.

Pesce says Google needed real names to make transactions legally binding. “A pseudonym doesn’t make them money even though your reputation may be based on your pseudonym and not on your real name,” he says.

He disagreed with Google chairman Eric Schmidt’s comments that real names would benefit governments and law enforcement agencies, as perpetrators of any offense in social networks could easily be traced.

“Police don’t really have a huge amount of trouble getting to things when they need to,” Pesce says. “If someone misbehaves, hiding behind a pseudonym does not protect [them]. It hasn’t historically. Have you ever heard police throw up their hands and say ‘Oh my God he used a pseudonym, we can never find him?’”

Pesce also lamented what seems to be Google’s implied message that humans had only one identity. “That is simply not true,” he says. “You are not the same person at work as you are at home. Period. You are not the same person at work as you are with your friends. Period. I cannot stress this clearly enough. And yet Google is insisting that all of these people are the same. It is not true.”

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Explore Tourism™ Social Media Boot Camp Secures the Support of a Facebook Sponsor

Explore Tourism™ Social Media Boot Camp Secures the Support of a Facebook Sponsor

Published on: September 6th, 2011 12:11am by: kwgroup

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Playa del Carmen, Mexico (OPENPRESS) September 6, 2011 — With only 35 days to the launch of the first Explore Tourism™ Social Media Boot Camp in the Riviera Maya, Tabsite, a Facebook application that enhances fan pages for small businesses secured a sponsorship position with the Kay Walten Group for this seminar and additional webinars.

‘Facebook is a key player in the social media industry and continues to offer great options for small businesses. Tabsite has extended that innovation to include a simple and effective way for small businesses to launch a marketing strategy and online presence without having to be technically savvy. Our initiative to support small to large businesses parallels that of Tabsite, making their sponsorship support a great addition to the Explore Tourism™ seminar,’ stated Kay Walten, speaker and developer of the Explore Tourism Seminar and webinar educational series.

To celebrate this new sponsorship, Kay Walten Group will run a Facebook Contest from September 5 to 11, 2011 with participants eligible to win tickets to the upcoming seminar or a Gold Plan membership from Tabsite. The contest can be reviewed on the Kay Walten Group Facebook fan page facebook.com/kaywaltengroup starting September 5.

With over 90% of tourism businesses being small businesses, the Tabsite application can create a larger fan base for small businesses and supports the need for one-stop social media marketing. Tabsite is powerful, easy and social, important components of a successful social media marketing strategy. The drag and drop features makes customization of this platform and its unique layering components easy for a first time or seasoned user.

Explore Tourism™ Social Media Boot Camp 2011 will be held October 8 and 9, 2011 at the Dreams Riviera Cancun Resort Spa from 9 am to 2 pm each day with a networking lunch included. Discounted enrollment is $1750mn and available online when attendees sign up prior to September 15, 2011. Sponsors for the event include Dreams Riviera Cancun Resort and Spa, Social Media Examiner and Tabsite. For additional information about the Explore Tourism™ Social Media Boot Camp 2011 review all seminar details at www.kaywalten.com .

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