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Chris Poole, "High Order Bit" Talk - Web 2.0 Summit 2011

By florian March 3, 2026

Christopher Poole (aka moot; founder of 4chan, Canvas) speaks about the value separating your online identity from your public identity at the 2011 Web 2.0 Conference. As Facebook and Google+ move toward ensuring that your online persona is always linked to your real name, does it alienate the audience for anonymity?

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Originally published: March 3, 2026
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March 3, 2026 10:42
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Sebastix March 3 2026
Replying to Honda Civic Sebastix, Áspero (Sebastix), Drupal (Sebastix), florian
Sebastix: This remembers why I had many Facebook pages for different hobbies back in the days. I was using those pages as differe…
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Sebastix March 3 2026

This remembers why I had many Facebook pages for different hobbies back in the days. I was using those pages as different identity roles.

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Gigi March 3 2026

“The complexity in identity is part of what defines our identity.” 🎯💯

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Sebastix March 3 2026
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