4: Online Identity Crisis

Alan and Craig took a hard look at their online counterparts and whether it's better to be Neo or Thomas A. Anderson 00:28 The many names of CPWilson aka buddySideshow & AGKuma the Artist formerly known as LordAlan 01:00 Origin Stories 02:40 Sum 41 Rules & the ways of Old: Don't give out your name 04:10 Now your full name is an integral part of the online brand 04:49 Twitter Identity infringement & The Case of The Many GirlGeeks 06:16 Trademarking names with Microsoft and Apple 06:56 Twitter spambots (infographic on the site) 07:53 The Great Twitter Bank Heist and security questions 08:40 Please Rob Me: http://pleaserobme.com 09:31 @RamEmanuel & @CatBinLady 10:18 Go to our damn funny website 10:47 No joking around on Facebook profiles 14:41 Michael Anti, a Chinese blogger whose legal name is Zhao Jing, is banned from Facebook for his pseudonym 15:25 TechCrunch, World of Warcraft & RealIDs 19:46 Come to Facebook, where everyone knows your name 20:40 I actually say "anonymity" earlier perfectly fine. Go to http://www.youtubesunshine.com/ 21:59 Boy is dick on EA forum. Boy gets banned from BioWare game. 23:50 Wait a minute, there's bad language on XBOX Live?! 26:36 Character creation as extension of personal identification. Only kidding, it's a bald joke 27:43 The gap between your eyebrows and in SecondLife 30:00 Wait a minute, female videogame characters have huge whats?! 31:49 How to remove anonymity by naming and shaming when gaming 34:10 Outro: Send us suggestions at [email protected] and leave us an iTunes review! Additional recommended reading: Arianna Reiche on anonymity with women in technology: http://www.ihollaback.org/blog/2011/03/15/3630/ The Border House's look at the misogynist language used on major gaming sites: http://borderhouseblog.com/?p=4860 To share your comments on this episode and more head on over to: http://www.split-screen.net/podcasts [Thanks for listening! Tell a friend or leave us an iTunes review about the podcast!]