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PayPal Outage Crippling Our Online Social Structure? - http://bub.blicio.us/paypal-...
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- Alana Taylor
@igorthetroll I blocked you over on FriendFeed. I don't like talking with someone who is a troll. See ya.
Chris Clayton, Czar, Dewald Pretorius and 14 other people liked this
What's in a name? I don't think Igor is a real Troll ;)
- Pierre-Philippe Martin
from twhirl
A lot is in a name. I want to only see people who use their real names so I know where they are coming from.
- Robert Scoble
wait, you don't know Igor Thetro II... son of *the* Igor Thetro ??
- Alan Cheslow
oh, come one Scoble, my name is Marcus Debonaventure -- what's in a name ?
- General Kafka
I have to agree with Kafka. Why is the name important? What he does and what he writes count more.
- Morton Fox
Morton: I don't like him and I don't like someone who calls himself a troll. Especially since I've found over and over again that the name fit. I want to subscribe and see smart people. Not anonymous jerks. If you go jerky on me I WILL block you.
- Robert Scoble
The fact is, this is Robert's Twitter and FF and he can ban people if they look at him cross-eyed if it bugs him. He doesn't really have to justify that.
- Dana Franks
from twhirl
Think it's more that he looks like a troll....
- Rich
If someone harasses me or makes nasty comments, etc. I *might* block them but I would only resort to this if that person went out of their way to be a royal jerk and purposefully make my life miserable, oppress me, slander my name, say terrible things about me, my friends, etc, etc. In that rare case, I would see that they were stalking me and trying to harm my online identity and experience = EPIC FAIL = BLOCK
- Susan Beebe
Susan: there are so many distribution channels for anonymous jerks that I don't feel that I need to put up with that here.
- Robert Scoble
Robert: So true! and I bet they exist in ALL channels available to them...nice. Being able to be selective via a BLOCK feature is therefore essential for folks who are in the limelight like you are!
- Susan Beebe
More important than a real name is consistent identity... if you're "beezlecruft" on every service and your blog, then you're a recognizable persona. This is a good thing. On the downside, you make people around you feel like an idiot by writing things like: "Here's the thing, beezlecruft..."
- Roger Benningfield
There's probably an interesting post in here somewhere on why it's necessary to announce who you're blocking. I do the same thing sometimes and always catch flack for it. Unfortunately, I've been up too many hours to properly defend myself intelligently as to why I do it, so we'll see if I'm interested in this topic tomorrow enough to post on it.
- Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
@Roger: For years, I posted anonymously on the 'Net as simply "rizzn." Up until about 2 or 3 years ago, I was the only Rizzn in Google. When I wanted to go a bit more mainstream, I wound up merging the nick with my real name, partly so that there wasn't an identity split, partly for the SEO value, and partly so that folks wouldn't have to feel silly and call me Rizzn.
- Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins
one of the advantages of having the #24 most common male first name and the #16 most common last name. I can *roll with my real name...
- Jay Martin
"My name is Diego Montoya. You killed my father, not I must kill you." My favorite introduction. I like my name, Micah. Why not use it? Plus most people dont pronounce it right, so I know if you know me.
- Micah Baldwin
"My name is Inigo Montoya... you killed my father... prepare to die!"? Very good line :P
- Chinkerfly
from twhirl
isn't the issue one of transparency, if the handle says "troll" & their actions are trollish, they're a troll, block makes sense
- mike "glemak" dunn
er... isn't the whole point of all these SM tools the ability to create your own conversation and experience? To be honest, I blocked "the troll" a few days ago. His comments to me and others were making me uncomfortable. Done, and done. It's not personal, it;'s just the way I choose to shape my social media experience.
- Sue Murphy
I'm with Robert on this one. That guy was the reason why I was looking for a way to block someone's comments from my feed.
- Dewald Pretorius
oops, sorry, I have been using my handle for like ever. Anyways, I'm the ONLY person on the web who uses puckman as a handle ;)
- Gerard van Schip
as I've used my handle for years, I've kept at it; and as I may post things which might be negative about my current employer, I want to make it harder for the HR(non tech savvy) types to find it......add-on to that, my names are not common, google and find me alone + a bunch of dead people with my names
- clarke thomas
I only use a handle because I have quite a common name. I'm not tryin' to hide behind anything!
- Sue Murphy
@scottbourne, I agree - people need to use their real identity online, otherwise what's the point?
- Rich
I had to block igorthetroll too! He was calling me bad names and commenting on everything I said with weird, nasty comments. What a boring life to be "that guy."
- Alana Taylor
A good handle when backed by a real person with a consistent personality should be nothing to be ashamed of. Handles are easier to remember. It's part of the personal brand.
- Chinkerfly
from twhirl
Chinkerfly, it's not about being easier or just as good. It's a principled matter. If you don't want to back what you say and what you do with your identity, you aren't playing the same game as a lot of us are. Speaking for myself and others like me, we're interested in using social media as a supplement to our real-world business, personal, and social relationships, not as a replacement or an alternative.
- Mark Trapp
for the sake of scoble, i've changed my comment name to the name I go by.
- clarke thomas
Just want to point to the fact that nicknames are soooo web 1.0... :-)
- Orli Yakuel
@Orli Yakuel This is oh so true! ^^
- Dan H. Racek
Igor the Troll is just annoying. I'm sure he has good intentions and all, but I can only take so much.
- Ben Parr
I don't see the value behind the whole "real name" push - this happens to be my real name, but how do you know that? What's the real difference between a handle and a real-seeming name that might not be real?
- David Worrell
You're straw-manning the issue, David. It's not just about the name: it's about a verifiable identity. If you can't be tied to an identity offline, you might as well use a nickname as it has the same effect on how people perceive you.
- Mark Trapp
This is so unfair, it's like blocking Loic Le Meur for being too much of a meur.
- Andy Roberts
Take a look (some quick and dirty content analysis): Igor the Troll, Noah David Simon, Israel, Mossad: http://snipurl.com/2iquj | http://snipurl.com/2iqv5 | http://snipurl.com/2iqve
- Sean McBride
So what are you trying to say, Sean?
- George Hall (Australia)
Not sure I like your inference, Sean.
- George Hall (Australia)
I am who I say I am. I'm not hard to find. I say what I mean. I don't need to hide. If some of the sites I use would allow me to change my original name (gmail/google, flickr among others) to my real name, I would. Be yourself, life's better that way.
- Robert Kenney
Toy Story 3 teaser trailer - http://www.kottke.org/09...
YAYYY!
- Alana Taylor
via kmaverick - http://ranajune.com/post...
hot
- Alana Taylor
Alana Taylor: Try This - http://www.alanataylor.com/2009...
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I didnt know you could do this (and for me it is not working...perhaps they are testing something or?)
- Daver
It should work! Just use the formula and input your keyword and color. Make sure you're not misspelling anything.
- Alana Taylor
Figures... It didnt work earlier today and suddenly it worked :)
- Daver
Snow White MacBook Cover Can Only Be Awakened With Steve Jobs's Kiss [Apple] - http://i.gizmodo.com/5189297...
WANT!
- Alana Taylor
Amazing art made with old audio cassette tapes [feedly] - http://www.boingboing.net/2009...
Very cool, indeed!
- Alana Taylor
Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable [feedly] - http://www.shirky.com/weblog...
Great read
- Alana Taylor
Take our poll: What do you really think of Twitter? - http://www.popgadget.net/2009...
I think polls are stupid.
- Alana Taylor
Alana Taylor: 100 Credit Cards = Coolest Designs Everrrr :) - http://www.alanataylor.com/2009...
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Check out some of the coolest credit card designs ever from EPOS!
- Alana Taylor
Growing Sentences with David Foster Wallace - http://www.kottke.org/09...
THIS IS FANTASTIC AND SO MUCH FUN! Try it! :)
- Alana Taylor
Growing Sentences with David Foster Wallace - http://www.kottke.org/09...
This is great!
- Alana Taylor
You can tell if you have this gene by how you react the news that you might not have it - http://askpang.typepad.com/relevan...
The fact that I think I'm probably missing this gene means that I most likely am. Damnit. I'm such a pessimist.
- Alana Taylor
Harassment of Dead Sea Scroll Scholars Leads to Arrest of Professor's Son - http://www.wikio.co.uk/info...
This is my roommate's Israeli Studies professor!
- Alana Taylor
The end of privacy - http://askpang.typepad.com/relevan...
HAHAHA
- Alana Taylor
Twimailer Review and How To Use it Securely - http://www.ajvaynerchuk.com/twimail...
Everyone could use this!!
- Alana Taylor
tumblrlicious: manithda: trendfamous: Atelier Versace Spring... - http://ranajune.com/post...
Me tooooo
- Alana Taylor
The Linguists - http://www.kottke.org/09...
Jalyn Henton liked this
I want to watch this!
- Alana Taylor
Asymmetric television - http://www.kottke.org/09...
Now THAT'S new.
- Alana Taylor
Mashable NextUp NYC Debuts This Tuesday - http://mashable.com/2009...
I was a speaker! Yay!
- Alana Taylor
Man Shot in Cozy Soup ‘n’ Burger on Broadway and 8th - http://nyulocal.com/city...
I was totally at Cozy at 5:30 in the morning a few weeks ago. Weird.
- Alana Taylor
Alana Taylor: Happy Journalism Valentine - http://www.alanataylor.com/2009...
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Best V-Day messages that journalists will love. Awesome photos from 10,000 Words.
- Alana Taylor
National Post reporter has total Twitter melt down [feedly] - http://www.mediastyle.ca/2009...
Wow... hadn't seen a twitter fight this bad before.
- Alana Taylor
This Kid had This Kid - http://truthintaylor.blogspot.com/2009...
oh. my. god.
- Alana Taylor
Gmail Gets Multiple Inboxes; Now Please Give Us Multiple Accounts [feedly] - http://mashable.com/2009...
This is exactly what I need.
- Alana Taylor
Soup Wars Continued: Halo Pets Ingredients Challenge - http://www.halopets.com/news...
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PET FOOD VS. PEOPLE FOOD! Which has more wholesome ingredients? Halo Spot's Stew or (human) chicken soup? See which people thought was best!
- Alana Taylor
Now you know why Apple lets their powerbricks overheat. (via... - http://ranajune.com/post...
SO CUTE OMG!
- Alana Taylor
Keeping your refrigerator stocked will get you many women I love... - http://www.davidslog.com/6019520...
this is hilarious
- Alana Taylor
A Non Society Saturday Night - http://georgiegirlnyc.tumblr.com/post...
LOL... I am now officially "cool." Don't know how I lived with myself up until this point.
- Alana Taylor
See, here’s Alana, happy as a clam looking cute as can be,... - http://mary.nonsociety.com/post...
yup, that's me! haha
- Alana Taylor
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