Evan Williams writes about identity online.

"The best solution is to be yourself. If that makes you uneasy, talk with your shrink. Better yet, blog about it."

Daniel Jalkut's ideas for confirming authenticity in comments with Gravatar.

Jay Rosen details his stance on the ideology of the American political press. Really solid analysis.

There is a distinct difference between the publics you create for yourself and the mass, wide open public of everyone. Facebook needs to recognize this.

Mark Cuban argues that the uproar over privacy and Facebook is misplaced.

"Now, it might not be likely that a loose confederation of software companies and engineers can turn Facebook’s core services into shared protocols, nor would it be easy for that loose coupling of various online services to compete with Facebook...But in the internet I’d like to live in, we’d have that option, instead of being left with the choice of letting Facebook use us, or being left out of the conversation altogether."

There's an opportunity for Facebook, or another startup, to seize the role of the clearinghouse for online identity.

The Diaspora team gives their pitch for funding on Kickstarter. The idea for a decentralized, individually owned social network is great.

Summary of American Public Media's new initiative to bring their audience deeper into the reporting process.

Chris Messina clarifies his views about the initiatives announced by Facebook at F8.

"Social networking is a huge part of the world we live in today. It's far too important to leave in the hands of a near-monopoly, even if that monopoly seems relatively benign today."