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  Chi.mp Changes Turn Me Away I've been fairly non-committal to chi.mp since being a very early adopter. The recent announcement of upcoming changes will nearly completely turn me away. Personas are gone. Black book, gone. Email forwarding, gone. What's left? What is the purpose of Chi.mp at this point? What value does it offer?

  > 2 years on Chimp
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  Video: OpenID According to Dave

  Cute OpenID explanation using UPS-type whiteboard storytelling.

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  Posted by: eheimer

  > 2 years on
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  The Implications of OpenID

  If you can get past the accent ;) and have 51 minutes to spare, this is a VERY good explanation of what OpenID is, how it works, and how to use it. And it isn't terribly technical, either. It's a bit old (2007) but still relevant.

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  Posted by: eheimer

  > 2 years on
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  OpenID

  This is a good explanation of how having an OpenID will be beneficial to the user.

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  letting non-LiveJournal.com users bring their identity here. After all, not everybody uses the same websites, but you should still be able to play together.

  • Yes - this is the main benefit to OpenID from a user standpoint. Unfortunately, right now, there is a "chicken and egg" problem. Users are not motivated to get an OpenID because relatively few services support it, and services are not motivated to support it because the conscious userbase is relatively small. "Conscious userbase" meaning those users that actually realize they HAVE an openID. I suspect there are many users that have an OpenID and don't even know it, or if they do, don't realize what it is or what it is useful for. posted by eheimer

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  Posted by: eheimer

  > 2 years on
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  JanRain - OpenID

  Good basic introduction to OpenID with lists of benefits to users as well as relying websites.

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  • Faster & easier registration and login
  • Reduced frustration from forgotten user name/password
  • Maintain personal data current at preferred sites
  • Minimize password security risks

  • This is the challenge - to convince people that these benefits are real. Frankly, at this stage OpenID, and the setup and usage of it, is a confusing and foreign concept to most people. Once they try it and get the hang of it, absolutely these benefits will be realized. But the trick is convincing the masses to try it. posted by eheimer

  Increased conversion rates from “site visitors” to “registered users”

  • Makes sense, but only if those visitors already have an OpenID. Right now the hurdle is to convince users that OpenID is a good thing, and that they need one. If your visitors don't already have an OpenID, you have to ask them to weigh the perceived value of your content against the need to create a new -- and frankly, confusing for most people -- sign-on method. posted by eheimer

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  Posted by: eheimer

  > 2 years on
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  Welcome! If you are a friend or family member who has stumbled upon this website (perhaps because of an invite email from me), you will require an OpenID in order to see the private, personal information contained here. First, what's the point? If you haven't heard of Chi.mp, it could be worth your time to check it out.  It's a service for managing your online presence, all of your websites, blogs, photos, etc.  It integrates with social services like Twitter and Facebook, and Flickr for p...

  > 2 years on Chimp