Although both these studies are very interesting, usernames would hardly be as useful for situations where people actively would try to hide who they are when making sensitive postings, which is the main reason for not including them in this study.
But it's pretty hard to keep up with what's going in Japan's super-vibrant mobile world if you don't live here (I'm trying to keep MobileCrunch readers informed with my postings), which is why I'd like to recommend a new ish) site called Infinita.tv that I recently stumbled upon.
The court order came in a lawsuit brought by French groups who said the Twitter postings, which were made under pseudonyms, broke French law against racist speech.
Mr. Loughner's postings, which were listed under the alias "Dare," first appeared in April last year, starting with a warm introduction to the small community of gamers.
Follow-up investigations by customs officials identified the sources of most of these postings, which were from the United States, Australia, Europe, Taiwan and Europe, beyond the easy reach of Hong Kong customs investigators.
But it will try to bolster those totals with guerrilla marketing tactics like "wild postings," which are posters pasted on construction sites, sometimes without permission.
This user generated content is set apart from vetted postings, which are labelled differently and used in the same way as any other verified source.
The postings, which were listed under Bowers's name on the social media site Gab before the account was deactivated Saturday afternoon, could offer the clearest window into the mindset of the 46-year-old, who police say stormed Tree of Life synagogue shouting anti-Semitic slurs and firing an assault rifle in an attack that left 11 people dead and six wounded, including one in critical condition.
The status postings which are either maddeningly enigmatic (Disaster... what do I do now), face-palmingly trivial (Mmmmm!
The strong sense of being professionals and wanting to get ahead fitted uneasily with rural postings which were perceived to lack incentives and status, " There is no motivation to stay in rural areas, none at all.
There I used the search box to find mentions of the word "kayak," and saw postings about Sanjuansites.com, which is devoted to the San Juan islands.
