Comments on: Google, Microsoft, Verisign and IBM join OpenID http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/google-microsoft-verisign-and-ibm-join-openid/ Tracking European web and mobile start-ups Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:21:42 +0100 hourly 1 By: Emma Kane http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/google-microsoft-verisign-and-ibm-join-openid/comment-page-1/#comment-110755 Emma Kane Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:35:16 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/google-microsoft-verisign-and-ibm-join-openid/#comment-110755 Good. I'm so fed up of signing up for the latest beta and putting the same information in over and over again. The only downside, of course, is that this starts to tie together secret online personas - I might not want my clients to browse my flickr photos... Good. I’m so fed up of signing up for the latest beta and putting the same information in over and over again. The only downside, of course, is that this starts to tie together secret online personas – I might not want my clients to browse my flickr photos…

]]> By: asad http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/google-microsoft-verisign-and-ibm-join-openid/comment-page-1/#comment-110373 asad Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:22:51 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/google-microsoft-verisign-and-ibm-join-openid/#comment-110373 This is great that will happend. The saher their technologies with each other. This is great that will happend. The saher their technologies with each other.

]]> By: Gary Reid http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/google-microsoft-verisign-and-ibm-join-openid/comment-page-1/#comment-110335 Gary Reid Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:36:10 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/google-microsoft-verisign-and-ibm-join-openid/#comment-110335 @Yawn another committee I agree, until it's widely used it doesn't matter who supports it. And as Microsoft Passport proved having giant backing doesn't equal widespread mainstream adoption. @Yawn another committee
I agree, until it’s widely used it doesn’t matter who supports it. And as Microsoft Passport proved having giant backing doesn’t equal widespread mainstream adoption.

]]> By: Yawn another committee http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/google-microsoft-verisign-and-ibm-join-openid/comment-page-1/#comment-110324 Yawn another committee Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:59:19 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/google-microsoft-verisign-and-ibm-join-openid/#comment-110324 I am confused, didn't this group of companies join the dataportability.org group which supports openid? So why do it twice and what is the difference if any? Instead of talking about it lets focus on getting openid simplified and out into the mass market. I am confused, didn’t this group of companies join the dataportability.org group which supports openid? So why do it twice and what is the difference if any?

Instead of talking about it lets focus on getting openid simplified and out into the mass market.

]]> By: Carsten Pötter http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/google-microsoft-verisign-and-ibm-join-openid/comment-page-1/#comment-110322 Carsten Pötter Thu, 07 Feb 2008 18:24:07 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/google-microsoft-verisign-and-ibm-join-openid/#comment-110322 Plaxo, Technorati and AOL have not only announced their intention to support OpenID, they already do so; they even consume OpenIDs. Plaxo, Technorati and AOL have not only announced their intention to support OpenID, they already do so; they even consume OpenIDs.

]]> By: Tony Hirst http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/google-microsoft-verisign-and-ibm-join-openid/comment-page-1/#comment-110320 Tony Hirst Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:46:17 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/google-microsoft-verisign-and-ibm-join-openid/#comment-110320 Via an experimental - but available - service, Open University students can now get in to OpenID enabled sites using an OpenID based on their personal OU computer user id, and authenticated against the OU's central authentication system: http://kmi.open.ac.uk/people/alex/?p=299 With over 150, 000 students potentially OpenID enabled, it will be interesting to see how many start to avail themselves of the service... Via an experimental – but available – service, Open University students can now get in to OpenID enabled sites using an OpenID based on their personal OU computer user id, and authenticated against the OU’s central authentication system: http://kmi.open.ac.uk/people/alex/?p=299

With over 150, 000 students potentially OpenID enabled, it will be interesting to see how many start to avail themselves of the service…

]]> By: Ivan http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/google-microsoft-verisign-and-ibm-join-openid/comment-page-1/#comment-110314 Ivan Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:13:27 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/google-microsoft-verisign-and-ibm-join-openid/#comment-110314 I'm not sure I like the idea of that bunch forming up the board. Isn't that what we call 'capture'? I’m not sure I like the idea of that bunch forming up the board. Isn’t that what we call ‘capture’?

]]> By: David Recordon http://eu.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/google-microsoft-verisign-and-ibm-join-openid/comment-page-1/#comment-110306 David Recordon Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:22:50 +0000 http://uk.techcrunch.com/2008/02/07/google-microsoft-verisign-and-ibm-join-openid/#comment-110306 Yahoo! is actually the fifth company which joined the Foundation's board today. http://openid.net/2008/02/07/evolving-the-openid-foundation-board/ Yahoo! is actually the fifth company which joined the Foundation’s board today. http://openid.net/2008/02/07/evolving-the-openid-foundation-board/

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