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OpenID Organizes the Organizers While Facebook and Google Start Letting Users Login
socialtimes.com - 12/30/2008
OpenID Organizes the Organizers While Facebook and Google Start Letting Users Login
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Commercial incentive is a powerful force, and in the race for our web identities there is no exception. Over the weekend the OpenID Foundation announced that they are having its first election of community board members. Meanwhile Facebook and Google have launched their own identity services ...
bits.blogs.nytimes.com - 1/2/2009
Facebook Is No Friend of Power.com
— bits.blogs.nytimes.com — Facebook sues the start-up social networking portal for accessing its site without authorization.... (more) Facebook Is No Friend of Power.com

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The Future Of Social Search (Or Why Google Should Buy Facebook)
techcrunch.com - 12/29/2008
The Future Of Social Search (Or Why Google Should Buy Facebook)
— techcrunch.com — If you could search your friends’ thoughts, interests, and activities, would that be a better search experience?... In many cases, it would be. Searching for restaurants, books, or movies, would turn up recommendations from people you actually ... (more) The Future Of Social Search (Or Why Google Should Buy ...

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openid.net - 12/28/2008
OpenID Board Election Results
— openid.net — I’m pleased to report that 175 out of 217 eligible members voted in the election for OpenID... Foundation community board members. The election results (listing candidates and number of votes received) are as follows: Elected to serve 2-year ... (more) OpenID Board Election Results

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SitePoint:  OpenID Needs to Start Getting Real

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OpenID Needs to Start Getting Real
SitePoint — ... Unfortunately, it appears that the people behind OpenID might be asleep at the wheel in some respects. While Facebook is pushing hard to get Connect out there (and Google is doing the same with Friend Connect — which actually includes OpenID), OpenID is, as Nick O’Neill puts it, “organizing the organizers,” referring to the recent OpenID Foundation community board elections that were held last week. ...

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