Confession Apps Whisper, Secret Give a Taste of Online Anonymity

BusinessWeek › Brad Stone

Since the rise of social networks such as Facebook (FB) and LinkedIn (LNKD), Internet users have navigated the Web more or less chained to their real identities, with their activities ... MORE

Online Commenting: A Right To Remain Anonymous?

USA Today › Tyler Wells Lynch

A revolution is at hand, and the consequences could fundamentally change the identity of the Internet — or, more precisely, your identity within it.

Websites and social networks are increasingly ... MORE

Secret: New Anonymous Posting App for iOS

Wired › Roberto Baldwin

Secret is the latest “anonymous” posting app to grab the attention of the iPhone-owning masses. While posts don’t reveal the author’s name, ... MORE

Anonymous Commenters Protected By First Amendment

The Times-Picayune › Staff

Former New Orleans Affordable Homeownership program head Stacey Jackson has not met the standard for overcoming the constitutional right to anonymous speech and therefore is not entitled to private information ... MORE

Anonymous Confessions

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In the last few years a number of websites, similar to Anonyming, have been created that offer visitors the chance to share their thoughts and feelings online without the need to indicate their identity to others.

These ‘Anonymous Confessions’ sites, also called ‘Secret Confessions’ sites or ‘True Confessions’ sites, ... MORE

Anonymous Blogging Supports Internet Etiquette

One of the most common things we do on social networking sites and apps is to start writing a post or comment, realize we’re venting and maybe being a bit too direct or rude, delete what we’ve written, and then replace it with something less likely to start an argument or hurt someone’s feelings. We may not be told how to act online, but most people adhere to ... MORE

Anonymous Social Networks

Social networks generally thrived on face time, belonging, and legacy. We enjoy recognition for the presentation of our character, recognizing others provides a sense of community, and our profile is a lasting record of our experience.

Recently, the idea of an ‘anonymous social network’ has emerged with several projects that complicate the ... MORE

One Month Of Anonyming

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This experiment is a month old. Without any promotion, our few visitors have helped get the site looking active and offered some solid critique. I’ve made some small changes to the design, added and edited rules, and we’ve dealt with our first troll.

Design

Based on input I’ve made some basic changes. ... MORE

Anonyming is on Facebook

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After securing our unique url (web address) we’d like to invite you to ‘like’ us on Facebook. Updates will be infrequent and mostly news and some of our favorite posts. Liking us helps us spread the word.
https://www.facebook.com/anonyming

Welcome to Anonyming

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Hello, and welcome to Anonyming. This is “John Johnson” and I’ll be your moderator.

I’m really the only person here who doesn’t get to be anonymous, but I also have to follow the RULES. No names.

I’m not hiding my identity, but for now ... MORE