Comments on: OpenID usability is not an oxymoron http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2008/10/28/openid-usability-is-not-an-oxymoron/ This can all be made better. Ready? Begin. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:01:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: JJ http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2008/10/28/openid-usability-is-not-an-oxymoron/comment-page-1/#comment-111119 JJ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:09:06 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/?p=1026#comment-111119 I like OpenID. I already used it (more than 2x). But... I found this post while trying to find out what to enter on http://bitbucket.org/account/signup/ as a OpenID. And you know what? This post didn't help at all. Nice thoughts, pros and cons, and interesting tech stuff (no, I'm not a n00b, I'm a pro), but what's the damn thing I have to enter for OpenID with e.g. GoogleMail? Here is the answer, and it's worth more than all blabla's before: http://weblogs.asp.net/meligy/archive/2009/07/28/small-tip-use-your-google-account-openid-url-but-what-s-the-url.aspx To paraphrase Dave: OpenID – great idea, but horrible UX. I like OpenID. I already used it (more than 2x). But… I found this post while trying to find out what to enter on http://bitbucket.org/account/signup/ as a OpenID. And you know what? This post didn’t help at all.

Nice thoughts, pros and cons, and interesting tech stuff (no, I’m not a n00b, I’m a pro), but what’s the damn thing I have to enter for OpenID with e.g. GoogleMail? Here is the answer, and it’s worth more than all blabla’s before: http://weblogs.asp.net/meligy/archive/2009/07/28/small-tip-use-your-google-account-openid-url-but-what-s-the-url.aspx

To paraphrase Dave: OpenID – great idea, but horrible UX.

]]> By: Chris Messina http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2008/10/28/openid-usability-is-not-an-oxymoron/comment-page-1/#comment-105741 Chris Messina Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:30:20 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/?p=1026#comment-105741 Wow, thanks for that. That's a really original perspective. And glad you provided some ideas on alternatives or ways to improve it. :P Wow, thanks for that. That’s a really original perspective. And glad you provided some ideas on alternatives or ways to improve it.
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]]> By: Dave http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2008/10/28/openid-usability-is-not-an-oxymoron/comment-page-1/#comment-105739 Dave Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:57:29 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/?p=1026#comment-105739 OpenID - interesting idea, but horrible implementation. OpenID – interesting idea, but horrible implementation.

]]> By: Responding to criticisms about OpenID: convenience, security and personal agency | FactoryCity http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2008/10/28/openid-usability-is-not-an-oxymoron/comment-page-1/#comment-103281 Responding to criticisms about OpenID: convenience, security and personal agency | FactoryCity Sat, 27 Dec 2008 08:01:14 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/?p=1026#comment-103281 [...] “OpenID should be dead… it’s way over-rated”. I’ve of course heard plenty of criticisms of OpenID, but hadn’t really heard that it was “overrated” (which implies that [...] [...] “OpenID should be dead… it’s way over-rated”. I’ve of course heard plenty of criticisms of OpenID, but hadn’t really heard that it was “overrated” (which implies that [...]

]]> By: Marc’s Voice » Blog Archive » the Open Stack, DiSO and all those closed stacks http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2008/10/28/openid-usability-is-not-an-oxymoron/comment-page-1/#comment-102942 Marc’s Voice » Blog Archive » the Open Stack, DiSO and all those closed stacks Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:26:26 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/?p=1026#comment-102942 [...] can help glue together many of these standards - and put a user interface on the front of it.  What Chris (FactoryJoe) has been talking about for a while - are user interface guidelines so that importing. inviting, [...] [...] can help glue together many of these standards – and put a user interface on the front of it.  What Chris (FactoryJoe) has been talking about for a while – are user interface guidelines so that importing. inviting, [...]

]]> By: Weekly Digest, First Edition - almost effortless http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2008/10/28/openid-usability-is-not-an-oxymoron/comment-page-1/#comment-102923 Weekly Digest, First Edition - almost effortless Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:26:56 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/?p=1026#comment-102923 [...] OpenID usability is not an oxymoron Overwhelmingly criticism of OpenID has been leveraged by developers and web users alike against OpenID’s ease of use. [...] [...] OpenID usability is not an oxymoron Overwhelmingly criticism of OpenID has been leveraged by developers and web users alike against OpenID’s ease of use. [...]

]]> By: Independent study on OpenID awareness using Mechanical Turk | FactoryCity http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2008/10/28/openid-usability-is-not-an-oxymoron/comment-page-1/#comment-102894 Independent study on OpenID awareness using Mechanical Turk | FactoryCity Thu, 13 Nov 2008 05:41:47 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/?p=1026#comment-102894 [...] some of the criticism of OpenID is valid, especially if it can be turned into productive outcomes, like making OpenID easier to use, or less [...] [...] some of the criticism of OpenID is valid, especially if it can be turned into productive outcomes, like making OpenID easier to use, or less [...]

]]> By: Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life - Why Google Forked OpenID and Other Stories http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2008/10/28/openid-usability-is-not-an-oxymoron/comment-page-1/#comment-102835 Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life - Why Google Forked OpenID and Other Stories Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:43:37 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/?p=1026#comment-102835 [...] down for their users. Unsurprisingly a number of OpenID proponents have described these issues as usability issues as opposed to design [...] [...] down for their users. Unsurprisingly a number of OpenID proponents have described these issues as usability issues as opposed to design [...]

]]> By: Silicon Florist’s links arrangement for October 28 : Oregon Startup Blog http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2008/10/28/openid-usability-is-not-an-oxymoron/comment-page-1/#comment-102805 Silicon Florist’s links arrangement for October 28 : Oregon Startup Blog Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:13:48 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/?p=1026#comment-102805 [...] OpenID usability is not an oxymoron | FactoryCity Chris Messina writes “Monday last week marked the first ever OpenID UX Summit at Yahoo! in Sunnyvale with over 40 in attendance. Representatives came from MySpace, Facebook, Google, Yahoo!, Vidoop, Janrain, Six Apart, AOL, Chimp, Magnolia, Microsoft, Plaxo, Netmesh, Internet 2 and Liberty Alliance to debate and discuss how best to make implementations of the protocol easier to use and more familiar.” [...] [...] OpenID usability is not an oxymoron | FactoryCity Chris Messina writes “Monday last week marked the first ever OpenID UX Summit at Yahoo! in Sunnyvale with over 40 in attendance. Representatives came from MySpace, Facebook, Google, Yahoo!, Vidoop, Janrain, Six Apart, AOL, Chimp, Magnolia, Microsoft, Plaxo, Netmesh, Internet 2 and Liberty Alliance to debate and discuss how best to make implementations of the protocol easier to use and more familiar.” [...]

]]> By: Interesting stuff from around the web 2008-11-02 « Derivadow.com http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2008/10/28/openid-usability-is-not-an-oxymoron/comment-page-1/#comment-102798 Interesting stuff from around the web 2008-11-02 « Derivadow.com Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:13:23 +0000 http://factoryjoe.com/blog/?p=1026#comment-102798 [...] OpenID usability is not an oxymoron [factoryjoe.com] Chris Messina considers the four areas he believes OpenID usability needs to be improved: ease of use for developers and end users, branding and marketing, consistency and leadership. [...] [...] OpenID usability is not an oxymoron [factoryjoe.com] Chris Messina considers the four areas he believes OpenID usability needs to be improved: ease of use for developers and end users, branding and marketing, consistency and leadership. [...]

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