[OpenID] Flux, or "Social Project"

[Chris Messina]

It's probably just as interesting that they're now owned by MTV:
http://fluxblog.info/?p=26

This is what's really interesting:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/factoryjoe/2926653656/

...using pictures of band logos to get people to sign in with existing
accounts from those bands' sites. I don't know that this scales, but it's
certainly a compelling approach, at least in this context (that is, signing
in to music/content sites).

Chris

On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 7:02 AM, SitG Admin
<sysadmin at shadowsinthegarden.com>wrote:

> http://www.flux.com/
> http://www.socialproject.com/
> http://www.fluxblog.info/
>
> Their blog is especially informative, it seems they're mainly
> focusing on television - monetized areas, anyone? They started just
> over 2 weeks ago but claimed 7.5 million users and over a thousand
> sites when they started - unknowing users (such as the automatic
> OpenID's many users have through AOL and Yahoo) or active supporters?
> If the latter, what values can we claim are widely recognized by
> users?
>
> If any case, I think Flux should be hearing from OpenID people soon,
> that, uh, this "radically different approach" they've taken? It's
> been done before, and they really should consider embracing open
> standards for interoperability.
>
> -Shade
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