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Is the lack of nicknames intentional? Sure, for a private diary I don't need to see "xxCuteHoneyPiexx" in the browser, but one might prefer to "blug" as that instead of "Deborah.Jingleheimer".

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Yeah, we did not really include nicknames, just first and last name. You could change your first and last name under Settings to your preferred name. If enough users want an additional option of a nickname, we could add that in the future

Considering the current Google+ brouhaha and the target demographics, I'd recommend something like that.

Also, having a bookmarklet for a pop up version of the "Just Post" page might be quite neat.

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