Category Archives: openid

The Future Has No Log In Button

Posted on November 25, 2009 by jessestay

Since last week’s Kynetx Impact Conference I have gained an entirely new vision for the open web.  I now foresee a web which the user completely controls, lives in the browser, syncs with the cloud, and has no boundaries.  This … Continue reading →

Posted in action cards, azigo, future, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, identity, information cards, openid, OSS, selectors, social, Technology | 59 Comments

Ebay Suggests Identity API – Can They Do it Alone?

Posted on November 4, 2009 by jessestay

Ebay’s CTO, Mark Carges, today announced at Paypal X Innovate plans by Ebay, Inc. to begin incorporating the Paypal login process as an identity platform for consumers to eventually open up to developers.  The platform, Carges said, aims to use … Continue reading →

Posted in cto, ebay, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, identity, innovate, Mark Carges, openid, OSS, paypal, social, Technology | 11 Comments

Oh, the Trouble With OAuth

Posted on August 7, 2009 by jessestay

This article has been sitting on my desk for the past week or so, and recent activities around the Twitter/Facebook/LiveJournal/Blogger DDoS attacks have made it even more applicable, so it’s good I waited. The problem centers around the “Open” authentication … Continue reading →

Posted in authentication, authorization, ddos, Geeky, oauth, openid, Technology, Twitter | 18 Comments

Facebook’s Deployment Record is Spinning but Seems Broken – Does it Need a Poke?

Posted on May 25, 2009 by jessestay

Facebook lately has been very good at providing regular and frequent updates to its service.  So much that it has often come under the gun for updating too much to the detriment of its user experience.  I have been last … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, live stream, openid, real-time web, Technology | 4 Comments