[OpenID] Combining Google & Yahoo user experience research

[Dick Hardt]

On 13-Oct-08, at 11:46 AM, Eric Sachs wrote:

> In September/October both Google and Yahoo posted some Usability  
> Research on Federated Login:
> Google Presentation at OpenID Foundation on September 18, 2008
> Yahoo UX Research on their IDP endpoint
>
> Both companies have been asked for suggestions on how to merge the  
> feedback from these two sets of research.  Allen Tom & I have been  
> exchanging mail about how to do that, and here is one way to merge  
> the set of conclusions:
> Based on the test Yahoo & Gmail have done earlier in the year, we  
> already both believe that any "login" buttons have to include the  
> brand of the IDP and must be right next to the login box.  While  
> that might not scale nor promote the OpenID technology brand, that  
> is just the fact of life.
I don't agree is it a fact of life. It is a fact that it is a  
conclusion from your study, but it is not a fact that the RP should  
decide on a few IdPs to promote on their page.

I do agree that a mechanism to let a most users know they can use an  
IdP of their choosing is a good thing. A smart client could do that.

-- Dick
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