The Copenhagen Project

by Jeppe Kabell, Sep 5, 2007

Public user identity

At online medias users can have a public identity. This can include more or less info about the person behind the identity, and the identity/profile usually has the function of tracking the user’s activity at the site. A public user identity opens a wealth of possibilities for social interaction and networking, user-powered contribution, editing and context providing.

Analysis

The New York Times: No public identiy
del.icio.us: Public identity
jezebel.com: No public identity
boingboing.com: No public identity
newstrust.org: Public identity
Monocle Magazine: No public identity
reddit.com: Public identity
digg.com: Public identity
technorati.com: Public identity
techmeme.com: No public identity
Google News: No public identity
daylife.org: No public identity
Newsblogger: No public identity
huffingtonpost.com: No public identity
talkingpointsmemo.com: No public identity
RSS reader: Public identity in some web based readers

These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
  • Furl
  • Ma.gnolia
  • Netscape
  • NewsVine

One Comment, Comment or Ping

  1. Elizarov

    The people in such cases, said so - Avos will be alive, maybe pomrem.

    Nov 6th, 2008

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