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 Blog - TypePad Connects to Google, AOL, Yahoo! and more
Blog - TypePad Connects to Google, AOL, Yahoo! and more
If you've already tried out our recently launched commenting service via TypePad Connect , you know that we built in very basic support for OpenID sign in from the start. We did this because we know that just as the future of traditional media wasn't a small group of large publishers controlling ...
Yahoo to Name Bartz as CEO
online.wsj.com — JESSICA E. VASCELLARO and JOANN S. LUBLIN Yahoo Inc. is expected to announce that Carol Bartz, former... chief executive of software company Autodesk Inc., has accepted an offer to become the Internet company's next CEO, according to people familiar with ... (more) Yahoo to Name Bartz as CEO
Microsoft CEO, Yahoo Chairman Meet in New York
Microsoft CEO, Yahoo Chairman Meet in New York
valleywag.gawker.com — So much for a new boss ending Yahoo's drama. Why did the company's chairman meet Microsoft's Steve... Ballmer at the Time Warner Center Thursday, two days after Yahoo named Carol Bartz its new CEO? A tipster reports spotting the two: On my way down ... (more) Microsoft CEO, Yahoo Chairman Meet in New York
Is a Microsoft Search Deal With Yahoo “Ticked and Tied”?
Is a Microsoft Search Deal With Yahoo “Ticked and Tied”?
kara.allthingsd.com — Several sources close to Yahoo and Microsoft have told BoomTown that a search partnership deal between the... companies is more likely to be signed quickly, now that Yahoo has picked former Autodesk CEO Carol Bartz as its next CEO . Such a deal, ... (more) Is a Microsoft Search Deal With Yahoo “Ticked and Tied”?
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Odds Are, You Now Have a TypePad Connect Login
ReadWriteWeb — ... , a service designed to give bloggers more insight and accessibility to the conversations taking place on their blogs - whether they used Six Apart products or not. Now, the community with access to TypePad Connect just got exponentially larger. ...

TypePad Connects You Via Google, Yahoo, AOL, Wordpress, Etc.
WebProNews Feed — ... sign in from the start," explains Six Apart's David Recordon. "We did this because we know that just as the future of traditional media wasn't a small group of large publishers controlling all of the news, the future of the social web isn't a small group of large social networks controlling everyone's identity. Today we've made it even easier for anyone to ...

Want Proof OpenID Can Succeed? Just Scroll Down
Wired: Epicenter — ... It also makes the TypePad Connect commenting system, which is based on OpenID. TypePad Connect was expanded Wednesday to allow users to leave comments using their login credentials from Google, Yahoo, AOL and other major websites. The service debuted in a simpler form late last year, and can currently be implemented by any blogger regardless of whether they're using Six Apart's software or not. ...

Features, Fixes, and More
Everything TypePad — ... .  Now it’s easier than ever for OpenID users to leave a comment on your blog. Anonymous comments are fine; getting to know your commenting community is way better. (Check out this great post by our own David Recordon.) It’s time to try TypePad Connect, don’t you think? ...

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