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Website authentications are not regulated on the Internet which means that every website or service practically uses their own authentication that only uses on their site but not on other sites on the Internet.

OpenID tries to change that by giving users one ID that they can use to sign up for many different websites and services. Many major websites and companies already supported OpenID including Google, Facebook, Yahoo, MySpace, Wordpress and AOL.

It basically means that users who have, say a Gmail account, can use the information from that account to sign up for Facebook. This works either by connecting the two services (sign in to your Google Account to create a Facebook login) or by using a specific user name (for instance your Google profile URL) to sign up for another service.

The main benefits of OpenID are an accelerated sign up process, greater control over the online identity and better security.

You'll find bloggers talking about OpenID at sites like those run by Don Martelli and Ben Werdmuller.

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  • Google Allow OpenID Sign-Ups for Yahoo Users


    Honeytech Blog - Download Hut Of Technology — Authority Authority: 443
    You may not believe but there are still users on Internet who do not have a Google account and signing up of one could be deal with lot of hassle. With that in mind, Google is now making it easier for Yahoo users to create a Google account. Eric Sachs, Senior Product Manager, Google Security wrote – How ...
    1 day ago

  • Google Wants to Eat Yahoo’s Pie


    BuzzIT: Buzz In Technology — Authority Authority: 134
    Google is luring Yahoo users to use more of Google products by making it easier to sign-in to Google account. In its blog , Google announced that with the use of an Internet standard called OpenID, Yahoo users can sign-up for Google products just using their Yahoo accounts. Until now Yahoo! users wanting to ...
    1 day ago

  • Google invites Yahoo users to log into services via OpenID


    Ars Technica — Authority Authority: 729
    Yahoo users can now use their Yahoo logins to sign up for Google services thanks to OpenID, with other providers coming soon. Google announced Tuesday that it was implementing the OpenID standard for its login process in hopes of making things easier for Internet users who have too many logins to keep track of, ...
    1 day ago

  • Google Enables Sign-ups Using OpenID for Yahoo! Users


    D' Technology Weblog — Authority Authority: 530
    While Googles involved in the OpenID communitys efforts, even though it doesnt yet supported the usage of OpenID standard for replacing passwords on its own sites. Googleve now announced using of OpenID for the Google signup process. "Currently, Google only offers this feature for Yahoo! users, who sign up with ...
    1 day ago

  • feeds | grep links > D in Gnu’s Debugger, Police Raids Hit Wikileaks and Pirate Bay, Hope and Hype in Quantum Computing, and More


    The Command Line — Authority Authority: 137
    I am back from Dragon*Con but thoroughly wiped out. It looks like I will return to my usual blogging routine tomorrow. For now, here are some more links. Gnu debugger adds D language support , The H Pirate Bay down, police raids across Europe , TorrentFreak Wikileaks caught in Swedish police raids , The ...
    1 day ago

  • Google Lets Yahoo Users Sign In With OpenID


    Wired Mods — Authority Authority: 832
    Google is now allowing any Yahoo user to sign in to Google using OpenID, the company announced Tuesday. Anyone with a Yahoo account can start using Googles web apps with a new one-click sign up process.
    1 day ago

  • Google Lets Users Sign Up With Yahoo Accounts


    WebProNews Feed — Authority Authority: 699
    Google has announced that it is now using OpenID for its signup process. Yahoo users can sign up for a Google Account with their existing email address.  Google says that "a much larger number of people" complete the email verification process when OpenID is used.  "Some websites use the OpenID standard so that ...
    1 day ago

  • Google now letting you sign in with Yahoo account


    Geek Juice — Authority Authority: 139
    Google has just flicked a very important switch. As of today, anyone with a Yahoo account can sing into Google services. Allowing them to use Google Reader, Docs, Gmail and more with their Yahoo sign in details. The technology to do this is from OpenID which both Yahoo and Google support, meaning it might be ...
    1 day ago

  • Google Ready To Slurp Up More Yahoo Users With OpenID Sign-Ups


    Crazy For Tech - Gadgets,Cell Phones,Cameras — Authority Authority: 157
    Google just made it easier for people with Yahoo accounts to sign up for a Google account. With one click, you can now use your Yahoo credentials to sign up for a Google account such as Gmail, Google Docs, Google Reader, or even AdWords. The one-click sign-up is done using OpenID , which both Google and Yahoo support. ...
    1 day ago

  • Google Ready To Slurp Up More Yahoo Users With OpenID Sign-Ups


    TechCrunch — Authority Authority: 907
    Google just made it easier for people with Yahoo accounts to sign up for a Google account. With one click, you can now use your Yahoo credentials to sign up for a Google account such as Gmail, Google Docs, Google Reader, or even AdWords. The one-click sign-up is done using OpenID , which both Google and Yahoo ...
    1 day ago

  • Sign up with Google using OpenID


    Google Code Blog — Authority Authority: 122
    Some websites use the OpenID standard so that users don’t even need to type a password to sign in. While Google does not yet support the usage of OpenID for replacing passwords on its own sites, we are involved in the OpenID community’s efforts to research how to best implement that type of support. As a next ...
    1 day ago

  • Registration


    CDN Today Christian "Facebook(tm)" — Authority Authority: 124
    Sign in to CDN Today using your Facebook, Google, Yahoo or OpenID account. (I am trying to get the system to accept other major credentials as well.) How do I sign up here? Just LOG IN. You only need to use your existing  Facebook, Google, Yahoo or OpenID accoun t. (I will attempt to get ...
    2 days ago

  • Registration via Facebook


    CDN Today Christian "Facebook(tm)" — Authority Authority: 124
    Sign in to CDN Today using your Facebook, Google, Yahoo or OpenID account. (I am trying to get the system to accept other major credentials as well.) How do I sign up here? Just LOG IN. You only need to use your existing  Facebook, Google, Yahoo or OpenID accoun t. (I will attempt to get ...
    4 days ago

  • Vox shuts down, users can migrate to TypePad, Posterous or WordPress


    WordPressPlanet.com -:- Ultimate WordPress News Magazine Site — Authority Authority: 151
    Six Aparts main competition, Wordpress , is also an option. If youve been using Vox for your OpenID signin, that will be supported until September 30, ...
    5 days ago

  • Vox shuts down, users can migrate to TypePad, Posterous or Wordpress


    Download Squad — Authority Authority: 716
    Filed under: Blogging , Web services If youve been using the Vox blogging service, youve got until September 30 to figure out what to do with your blog. Vox is closing its doors so that Six Apart can focus on its other blogging platforms, Moveable Type and TypePad. Theyre at least trying to soften the landing ...
    5 days ago

  • Vox is closing on September 30, 2010


    Simon Willison's Weblog — Authority Authority: 530
    Vox is closing on September 30, 2010 . One month seems like very short notice for closing a service of this size, especially since it functions as an OpenID provider so in addition to migrating their content away users may need to sign in to other services and set up an alternative form of authentication.
    5 days ago

  • The RaxList for September 1st


    raxraxrax.com — Authority Authority: 481
    These are my links for September 1st from 11:28 to 13:26: ‘Dancing at the Movies’ mash-up keeps YouTube users guessing – Have you ever imagined what it might be like to see nearly forty different films with dance scenes cut together to the dulcet tones of Kenny Loggins’ Footlooes? LinkedIn the preferred ...
    1 week ago

  • RasterWeb: Lanyrd


    Simon Willison's Weblog — Authority Authority: 530
    RasterWeb: Lanyrd . Pete Prodoehl calls me out on Lanyrd’s integration with the Twitter auth API at the expense of OpenID. I’ve posted a comment with my justification—essentially, tying to Twitter’s ecosystem means I can actually implement the features I’ve been talking about building on top of OpenID for ...
    1 week ago

  • Twitter Goes OAuth, Finally


    Wir sprechen Online. — Authority Authority: 137
    Twitter : The move to OAuth will mean increased security and a better experience ; http://j.mp/clJSPd
    1 week ago

  • Dear Internet, We Have Diaspora Working


    Wir sprechen Online. — Authority Authority: 137
    Diaspora is on track to launch the 1st open source version of its social network on 15th September ; http://j.mp/bEcrHD
    1 week ago

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