Misleading Press Release by IBM Germany
The decision of Google, IBM, Microsoft, VeriSign, and Yahoo! to join the OpenID Foundation generated much attention last week. There were many positive comments on it but also negative, even hate...
View ArticleBecoming a Member of the OpenID Foundation
While there has been much talk about companies joining the OpenID Foundation, I should mention that individuals can join it as well. It is a great way to show support for OpenID and help it grow and...
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An ID Selector, Images, and the BBC
News on OpenID come in daily this week, it seems. OK, it’s only Tuesday and maybe there won’t be any OpenID related news for the rest of the week anymore. So here’s a roundup of the last two days. ID...
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We Need More Coverage of OpenID
by Logan Antill Reading some blog posts and comments about OpenID there always seems to be one central theme: it is too difficult, too technical. Obviously, I don’t think it is. I mean, even I...
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Facebook Is on the Board. And Now?
Yesterday – or today, if you’re living on the other side of the pond – Facebook joined the OpenID Foundation as a sustaining corporate board member, just a week after PayPal also joined the board. I...
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German Handelsblatt on OpenID. Fail!
by aymlis Last month I demanded more (positive) coverage of OpenID. Well, last week German newspaper Handelsblatt published an article on OpenID and German service Allyve, calling both...
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The Facebook Day of Openness
Yesterday Facebook made some significant announcements regarding the open web. They will make Facebook more open and users and developers can interact with the social network in greater depth than...
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About Losing a Supporter
In February 2008 I happily joined the OpenID Foundation (OIDF). For the first time it was possible for individuals to join the OIDF and I was certainly among the first to join. While the annual...
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More than a Technology
Internet service dlvr.it supports OpenID now, thanks to JanRain Engage. The company announced this on its blog in September already. Though, can you spot the inaccuracy of the announcement? dlvr.it...
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Research? No Need!
Yesterday CBS News reported about plans of the Obama administration to introduce an internet identity system. The author of the article speculates about the possible implementation but comes to the...
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