Comments on: OpenID Welcomes Microsoft, Google, Verisign and IBM http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/ Startup and Tech News Mon, 12 May 2008 08:12:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: .NET OpenID project chugs away http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-2160743 .NET OpenID project chugs away Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:52:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-2160743 [...] a lot of noise about OpenID (it's great, we can't live without it, it's safer, it's the future, etc, etc) but very [...] […] a lot of noise about OpenID (it’s great, we can’t live without it, it’s safer, it’s the future, etc, etc) but very […]

]]> By: OpenID Guerrillas Day Two. | Community Site News http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-2053213 OpenID Guerrillas Day Two. | Community Site News Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:45:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-2053213 [...] just spotted that Tech Crunch has an article about how Microsoft, Google, Verisign and IBM have all joined the group. The point [...] […] just spotted that Tech Crunch has an article about how Microsoft, Google, Verisign and IBM have all joined the group. The point […]

]]> By: Tim Sahling Online - Blog » Blog Archiv » OpenID http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-2050738 Tim Sahling Online - Blog » Blog Archiv » OpenID Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:10:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-2050738 [...] -services anmelden. Das die Unterstützung dabei immer größer wird, lässt unter anderem dieser Beitrag von TechCrunch erahnen in dem es heißt, dass sich mittlerweile solch große Unternehmen wie Microsoft, Google und [...] […] -services anmelden. Das die Unterstützung dabei immer größer wird, lässt unter anderem dieser Beitrag von TechCrunch erahnen in dem es heißt, dass sich mittlerweile solch große Unternehmen wie Microsoft, Google und […]

]]> By: Is OpenID Being Exploited By The Big Internet Companies? · ordaso.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-2050069 Is OpenID Being Exploited By The Big Internet Companies? · ordaso.com Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:07:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-2050069 [...] services with the same login credentials, gained significant momentum over the last year as Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and AOL all pledged their support for the [...] […] services with the same login credentials, gained significant momentum over the last year as Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and AOL all pledged their support for the […]

]]> By: Is OpenID Being Exploited By The Big Internet Companies? : Online media news summary of todays online advertising news http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-2050057 Is OpenID Being Exploited By The Big Internet Companies? : Online media news summary of todays online advertising news Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:55:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-2050057 [...] services with the same login credentials, gained significant momentum over the last year as Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and AOL all pledged their support for the [...] […] services with the same login credentials, gained significant momentum over the last year as Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and AOL all pledged their support for the […]

]]> By: Is OpenID Being Exploited By The Big Internet Companies? http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-2049770 Is OpenID Being Exploited By The Big Internet Companies? Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:30:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-2049770 [...] services with the same login credentials, gained significant momentum over the last year as Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and AOL all pledged their support for the [...] […] services with the same login credentials, gained significant momentum over the last year as Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and AOL all pledged their support for the […]

]]> By: A first introduction to OpenID « YC’s ramblings http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-2014646 A first introduction to OpenID « YC’s ramblings Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:48:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-2014646 [...] is my completely non-technical explanation of OpenID. I felt after all the OpenID buzz last week there was a need for such, seeing that even the BBC wrote a story that focuses on how it [...] […] is my completely non-technical explanation of OpenID. I felt after all the OpenID buzz last week there was a need for such, seeing that even the BBC wrote a story that focuses on how it […]

]]> By: Social Networks & OpenID « BusinessMediaBlog.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-2010508 Social Networks & OpenID « BusinessMediaBlog.com Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:06:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-2010508 [...] Social Networks & OpenID Andreas Göldi zieht in Erwägung, dass sich OpenID zu einem offenen Standard für die Identifikation von Usern entwickeln könnte. Microsoft, Google, Verisign und IBM gaben kürzlich bekannt, dass sie künftig OpenID unterstützen wollen. [...] […] Social Networks & OpenID Andreas Göldi zieht in Erwägung, dass sich OpenID zu einem offenen Standard für die Identifikation von Usern entwickeln könnte. Microsoft, Google, Verisign und IBM gaben kürzlich bekannt, dass sie künftig OpenID unterstützen wollen. […]

]]> By: No Batteries Included - Shreyas Doshi's blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1985368 No Batteries Included - Shreyas Doshi's blog Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:44:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1985368 <strong>Yahoo! and other companies join the OpenID Foundation Board...</strong> This morning, the OpenID Foundation announced that Yahoo!, along with Google, IBM, Microsoft, and Verisign, will be joining as board members to help further the marketing, user experience, and adoption efforts around OpenID. This follows closely on the... Yahoo! and other companies join the OpenID Foundation Board…

This morning, the OpenID Foundation announced that Yahoo!, along with Google, IBM, Microsoft, and Verisign, will be joining as board members to help further the marketing, user experience, and adoption efforts around OpenID. This follows closely on the…

]]> By: June Lovelace http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1981470 June Lovelace Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:08:44 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1981470 Every time I see many big corps busy making press releases claiming they support a standard, that is almost a sure sign of failure... That means they haven't figured out a strategy yet. Just see how awkward it is to use Yahoo OpenID today. They haven't figured out anything yet but just to cuddle together to claim they are "OPEN" and up-to-date. I like the simple and working password mgr provided by mashedLife.com better. They just silently serve people's real needs instead of claiming this and that. Consumers really do not care or understand OpenID and we don't bother to. We have Mashedlife. Every time I see many big corps busy making press releases claiming
they support a standard, that is almost a sure sign of failure…
That means they haven’t figured out a strategy yet. Just see how
awkward it is to use Yahoo OpenID today. They haven’t figured out
anything yet but just to cuddle together to claim they are “OPEN”
and up-to-date.

I like the simple and working password mgr provided by mashedLife.com
better. They just silently serve people’s real needs instead of
claiming this and that.

Consumers really do not care or understand OpenID and we don’t bother
to. We have Mashedlife.

]]> By: Ujwal http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1981076 Ujwal Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:51:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1981076 Most people donot interact in a site because they have to "sign up" and this i hope alleviates that problem thus saving us small community sites like exoticbuddha.com , small sites and have users have less of a hassle. can't wait to try this out ~ and gratz OpenID ! it definately is a coup ! Ujw Most people donot interact in a site because they have to “sign up” and this i hope alleviates that problem thus saving us small community sites like exoticbuddha.com , small sites and have users have less of a hassle.

can’t wait to try this out ~

and gratz OpenID !
it definately is a coup !

Ujw

]]> By: Microsoft News Tracker http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1980864 Microsoft News Tracker Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:58:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1980864 <strong>Microsoft joins OpenID board...</strong> Yesterday it was announced that Microsoft, along with other leading technology companies, had joined the board of the OpenID foundation: The OpenID Foundation today announced that Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), IBM (NYSE: IBM), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Veri... Microsoft joins OpenID board…

Yesterday it was announced that Microsoft, along with other leading technology companies, had joined the board of the OpenID foundation:
The OpenID Foundation today announced that Google (NASDAQ: GOOG), IBM (NYSE: IBM), Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), Veri…

]]> By: Sylvain Cottong http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1980260 Sylvain Cottong Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:41:29 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1980260 So we are going to have lot's of OpenID's, from different publishers, one from each major player such ass Google, Microsoft, Facebook etc an one or a few more for all the minor players - not that different from now, but already much less user accounts & logins to manage. It will be interesting to see how the data portability debate will interact with the OpenID concept. So we are going to have lot’s of OpenID’s, from different publishers, one from each major player such ass Google, Microsoft, Facebook etc an one or a few more for all the minor players - not that different from now, but already much less user accounts & logins to manage. It will be interesting to see how the data portability debate will interact with the OpenID concept.

]]> By: Ronald Lewis http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1980141 Ronald Lewis Thu, 07 Feb 2008 23:32:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1980141 We've long needed an open and global authentication system. I'm looking forward to the adoption that will follow. Congrats, OpenID. We’ve long needed an open and global authentication system. I’m looking forward to the adoption that will follow.

Congrats, OpenID.

]]> By: ONLINE SERVICES/INTERACTIVE MEDIA « Daily Marauder http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1980138 ONLINE SERVICES/INTERACTIVE MEDIA « Daily Marauder Thu, 07 Feb 2008 23:31:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1980138 [...] to the club - Microsoft, Google, Verisign and IBM (TechCrunch UK anticipated all but Microsoft). (http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm [...] […] to the club - Microsoft, Google, Verisign and IBM (TechCrunch UK anticipated all but Microsoft). (http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm […]

]]> By: missburrows http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1979956 missburrows Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:08:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1979956 Once again, our choice to use OpenId exclusively for treasurelicous.com has proved to be a smart one. Welcome, Google, Microsoft, Verisign, et al., to the OpenId party. Go ahead and grab a drink, the pizza is in the other room. :) Once again, our choice to use OpenId exclusively for treasurelicous.com has proved to be a smart one.

Welcome, Google, Microsoft, Verisign, et al., to the OpenId party. Go ahead and grab a drink, the pizza is in the other room. :)

]]> By: Vaclav Synacek http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1979940 Vaclav Synacek Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:53:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1979940 If TC anticipated so well OpenID becoming mainstream, why isn't TC OpenID enabled RP yet? When is this feature coming? If TC anticipated so well OpenID becoming mainstream, why isn’t TC OpenID enabled RP yet? When is this feature coming?

]]> By: Felipe http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1979910 Felipe Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:27:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1979910 "ID" is there, now we are waiting for the "Open" part ... “ID” is there, now we are waiting for the “Open” part …

]]> By: tom http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1979850 tom Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:35:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1979850 i certainly do not mind openID as an alternative to a proprietary password login model. the problem is tha tit is being adopted in place of open completely anonymous environments. i find this a concern. just a i can walk into a cafe and start up a conversation without being ID'd at the door; i should be able to do the same on a blog or forum. sure i could establish a fake identity; by why should i. this all has more to do with data mining than ease of use. in my opinion it all stinks. i certainly do not mind openID as an alternative to a proprietary password login model. the problem is tha tit is being adopted in place of open completely anonymous environments. i find this a concern. just a i can walk into a cafe and start up a conversation without being ID’d at the door; i should be able to do the same on a blog or forum. sure i could establish a fake identity; by why should i. this all has more to do with data mining than ease of use. in my opinion it all stinks.

]]> By: Deano http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1979807 Deano Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:53:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1979807 I know you want everyone to know how cool you are, but really is it necessary to TWICE pat yourselves on the back in the first paragraph? I start to wonder what you think the news is - the news itself or that you "anticipated it". The first paragraph is 189 characters. Pull out the self-admiration and it leaves: OpenID is welcoming some big new partners to the club - Microsoft, Google, Verisign and IBM. That's 93 characters, and THAT is the news. I know you want everyone to know how cool you are, but really is it necessary to TWICE pat yourselves on the back in the first paragraph? I start to wonder what you think the news is - the news itself or that you “anticipated it”.

The first paragraph is 189 characters. Pull out the self-admiration and it leaves:

OpenID is welcoming some big new partners to the club - Microsoft, Google, Verisign and IBM.

That’s 93 characters, and THAT is the news.

]]> By: Trend foresee http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1979796 Trend foresee Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:44:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1979796 <strong>Megatrend: OpenID...</strong> What is OpenID? OpenID eliminates the need for multiple usernames across different websites, simplifying your online experience… OpenID got some new big partners…Microsoft, Google, Verisign and IBM are supporting OpenID (see TechCrunch). ... Megatrend: OpenID…

What is OpenID?
OpenID eliminates the need for multiple usernames across different websites, simplifying your online experience…

OpenID got some new big partners…Microsoft, Google, Verisign and IBM are supporting OpenID (see TechCrunch). …

]]> By: Bill Washburn http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1979765 Bill Washburn Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:17:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1979765 Mike - Asking "when will they become relying parties?" is a crucial question, no disagreement whatsoever. But it's a bit like asking the old walled email gardens such as AOL, Compuserve, Prodigy, and all, back in the pre-historic times, when they were going to give their users access to the Internet. Still, the step of joining the OpenID Foundation Board is a pretty strong move on the road toward embracing the whole OpenID philosophy of end-user free movement. I would argue that with this piece of the identity puzzle clearly in place, it will be seriously appealing for many tens of thousands of website operators to risk the investment of time and energy to implement OpenID specs because they can see how it will lower barriers to entry, increase ease of re-entry for repeat users, and ultimately help reduce their management costs. Mike -
Asking “when will they become relying parties?” is a crucial question, no disagreement whatsoever. But it’s a bit like asking the old walled email gardens such as AOL, Compuserve, Prodigy, and all, back in the pre-historic times, when they were going to give their users access to the Internet.

Still, the step of joining the OpenID Foundation Board is a pretty strong move on the road toward embracing the whole OpenID philosophy of end-user free movement.

I would argue that with this piece of the identity puzzle clearly in place, it will be seriously appealing for many tens of thousands of website operators to risk the investment of time and energy to implement OpenID specs because they can see how it will lower barriers to entry, increase ease of re-entry for repeat users, and ultimately help reduce their management costs.

]]> By: 福泉市 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1979745 福泉市 Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:59:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1979745 其实注册那么多ID真的没有用，大多数人还是只用一个ID，一个密码~~~除了银行密码~~ 其实注册那么多ID真的没有用，大多数人还是只用一个ID，一个密码~~~除了银行密码~~

]]> By: David Recordon http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1979723 David Recordon Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:30:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1979723 I'm a bit confused by the tie to RealID...is it just the name? OpenID, like email, can be run by anyone though, also like email, it probably will be provided to most people by large companies and service providers. Isn't the anonymity problem equivalent to using the same email address (or IP address) on different services? I’m a bit confused by the tie to RealID…is it just the name?

OpenID, like email, can be run by anyone though, also like email, it probably will be provided to most people by large companies and service providers. Isn’t the anonymity problem equivalent to using the same email address (or IP address) on different services?

]]> By: gregory http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1979713 gregory Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:22:45 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/openid-welcomes-microsoft-google-verisign-and-ibm/#comment-1979713 why is Open ID cool, and Real ID evil? they will combine soon enough, why not now? the geeks will be happy, and the government goons too, a rare win-win. why is Open ID cool, and Real ID evil? they will combine soon enough, why not now?

the geeks will be happy, and the government goons too, a rare win-win.

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