pseudonyms

Ms. Booty Will Be Your Waitress

Ms. Booty Will Be Your Waitress

Andrew just looked over the credit card receipt from a night out earlier this month, and he noticed that his server has an unusually descriptive name. Maybe Gwyneth Paltrow named her.

Pseudonymbook? Facebook Will Let You Use An Alias June 13

Pseudonymbook? Facebook Will Let You Use An Alias June 13

Facebook has prided itself on forcing users to stick hard and true to their real names, eliminating the zany, anonymous nonsense on other social networking sites. The real-name policy isn’t changing, but Facebook is finally letting wacky nicknames into the mix, announcing that it will let you choose an alternate name for your profile page, letting friends who know you only as “Spanky” find you without having to recall your given moniker. The new name can also replace the nine-digit number assigned to you on your Facebook URL.