Are real identities important online?

Sometimes you can catch a good discussion on Twitter between some of its minor celebs. Around 1pm CDT today was one of those moments...

fredwilson Fred Wilson 

A Case for Pseudonyms eff.org/n/15092. I use my real name online, but I'm not a fan of them as a requirement in social services

jeffjarvis Jeff Jarvis 

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@fredwilson Depends on the service & its role. Facebook with fake identities would be...MySpace.

fredwilson Fred Wilson 

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@jeffjarvis I totally disagree. Facebook without structure and newsfeed would be myspace. Real names is totally overblown in terms of import

jeffjarvis Jeff Jarvis 

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@fredwilson We do disagree. Facebook's strength is real people, real relationships.

jeffjarvis Jeff Jarvis 

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@fredwilson Twitter is sitting on a goldmine in verified identity. #lostbusinessmodel

fredwilson Fred Wilson 

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@jeffjarvis real people used MySpace too

jeffjarvis Jeff Jarvis 

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@fredwilson But with no authenticity. People didn't value their identities there. That's why it turned junky.