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Of course, Google will probably have an easier time keeping the trolls out - and selling personalised ads - if people do mostly use their real names.



Focusing on turning a profit before they make sure they consolidate their control over the social network sphere would be a grave mistake.


But they already have my (and most other peoples) real name. My Gmail account is registered under my real name. Everything they'd have to offer a checkbox tied to the "Nickname" field under "About". Ticking the box only shows your nickname on Google+.




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