Will be interesting to watch, so far I don't know many people that using Friend Connect, wonder if die hard Facebook crowd will make a switch or just start casually exploring new Google features...will be watching.
anitastone
· 1 month ago
THANKS! DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THAT!
Brandon_Sheley
· 1 month ago
I like the "friend connect" I'll be watching this to see how it unfolds.
ariel mcnichol
· 1 month ago
There is clearly a desire for users not to have to re-register for every site they join. This is the core value proposition behind facebook connect, openID, myspace connect, and this google friend connect. There are huge usability issues here, like how to empower users to share only certain things on some sites, yet be able to share a lot more on others without having to reenter info over and over. It’s a security and most importantly, a usability challenge.
Users are laying the proprietary-based (facebook or google) roots of their identity deeper and deeper each time they use either connectivity function on a 3rd party site. That is a bit scary to me.
I only wish there was a more awareness of how powerful identity data is, and how much users should demand that they ‘own it’….and not google of facebook. I take it, one day, we will.
"Still, Friend Connect is no slouch. In the 10 months since it officially launched, there are now 9 million sites with it implemented in some way. This has led to Google seeing 500 million 30-day active users, with 2 users now joining every second."
frvf
· 1 month ago
judging by the both friend widgets on this page, google is no.2 ..
John D
· 3 weeks ago
This is crazy. We call tissues - "Kleenex", packing tape - "Scotch", photocopy - "Xerox". And we're not far from calling the internet - "Google".
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Keep up Benn
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Users are laying the proprietary-based (facebook or google) roots of their identity deeper and deeper each time they use either connectivity function on a 3rd party site. That is a bit scary to me.
I only wish there was a more awareness of how powerful identity data is, and how much users should demand that they ‘own it’….and not google of facebook. I take it, one day, we will.
From techcrunch: http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/04/google-fri...
"Still, Friend Connect is no slouch. In the 10 months since it officially launched, there are now 9 million sites with it implemented in some way. This has led to Google seeing 500 million 30-day active users, with 2 users now joining every second."
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