[OpenID] Teenagers do not need OpenID

[Stephane Bortzmeyer]

Fascinating:

http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2007/01/01/ephemeral_profi.html

Sara created a MySpace using an email address that she made
specifically for that purpose. After vacation, she couldn't remember
her MySpace password (or her email password). She created a new
MySpace page using a new throwaway email address. When i asked her if
she was irritated that she had to do this after investing time in the
previous profile, she said, "nah.. I had too many Friends that I
didn't know anyways."

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Teens are not dreaming of portability (like so many adults i
meet). They are happy to make new accounts on new sites; they enjoy
building out profiles.