{"id":4112,"date":"2014-07-20T16:18:32","date_gmt":"2014-07-20T16:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/?p=4112"},"modified":"2014-07-20T16:18:32","modified_gmt":"2014-07-20T16:18:32","slug":"real-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/20\/real-names\/","title":{"rendered":"Real names"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google will no longer require that you use your real name on Google+. A comment from the company indicates that the <a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/u\/0\/+googleplus\/posts\/V5XkYQYYJqy\">change was in response to user requests<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>How a blog, web page, or social account should be attributed is likely one of those issues for which there is no perfect answer. Those of us in education may see the issue as it relates to the use of social media by students.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is useful to recognize that privacy protects both the good and the <span id=\"0d37e85a-ada9-4b69-b6ef-eb4838211f29\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">devious<\/span>. What is that expression about a dog on the Internet? While I understand the privacy argument, I also would like to know when I should not assume I know who someone actually is. Perhaps the Google policy should allow pseudonyms, but require that such &#8220;names&#8221; be identified as such. We have the hashtag for a purpose. How about ~<span id=\"44b8dc62-3abd-4c69-b2ec-d33a70f3ce33\" class=\"GINGER_SOFTWARE_mark\">grabe<\/span>?<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_4112\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"4112\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google will no longer require that you use your real name on Google+. 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