ClaimID in the Christian Science Monitor
November 29th, 2006 - Fred StutzmanThere was an excellent article about the online identity space in today’s Christian Science Monitor. Cristian Lupsa parses some of the problems with online identity, and gives ClaimID great coverage. We’re especially excited that the story featured Lyceum architect John Joseph Bachir:
John Joseph Bachir is a programmer. He’s also an amateur filmmaker. He has a blog and is involved in a series of software projects, some of which he runs. He sometimes records an audio show about odd Wikipedia entries. He even submitted a photo of penguins to Cute Overload, a website overrun with cuddly animals that make you think “Soooo cute!”
You can discover all this by checking JJB’s (he often uses initials online) profile on ClaimID, one of many start-ups allowing a user to manage his online identity. Through ClaimID, Mr. Bachir consolidated information about himself available online, rather than letting a search engines decide what comes up when someone types in his name.
“My ClaimID changes with me,” Bachir says. “Google doesn’t change with me.”
The Internet has matured to a point where so much of one’s life is online that some people need methods of self-promotion and self-protection, concepts usually associated with the imagemakers of politicians and Hollywood stars. As more employers, workers, and singles use the Internet to check someone out, the idea of managing one’s online presence doesn’t sound so strange.
You can check this story out at the Christian Science Monitor website.
