[OpenID] New OpenID Customer Research Activity - Googleresearch on federated login

[Dick Hardt]

On 25-Sep-08, at 12:09 PM, Dave Kearns wrote:

> From: Dick Hardt
>>
>> On 25-Sep-08, at 9:44 AM, Scott Kveton wrote:
>>
>>>> Let's be clear, sites are asking for the user's email address --
>>>> user's in
>>>> general are not typing in email address to be their username.
>>>
>>> Says who?  Based on the real-world usability studies I've seen as of
>>> late and the Content Provider discussions, that statement is totally
>>> wrong.
>>
>> As you state below, CP's have trained users to use their email  
>> address
>> as the account identifier ... users did not say "hey, I want to use  
>> my
>> email address as my account identifier"
>>
>>
>
> Actually, I did.
>
> :)ave

Well, er, I'm referring to the mythical average user. Sorry Dave, you  
don't qualify ;)

... and that is why *you* get so much spam Dave!

-- Dick