> Facebook pushes “real names” because Zuck thought it was a good idea, and it makes them more money. To be fair Facebook started with the "(re)connect with yo

> Facebook pushes “real names” because Zuck thought it was a good idea, and it makes them more money. To be fair Facebook started with the "(re)connect with your college friends" premise, so it made sense for them to push real names. Not that they couldn't have changed it later, though.