[OpenID] Combining Google & Yahoo user experience research

David Nicol davidnicol at gmail.com
Tue Feb 10 22:02:17 UTC 2009


i've just realized that this thread is quite stale.  Undaunted,

On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 12:46 PM, Eric Sachs <esachs at google.com> wrote:

> 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.

And a good fact it is. promoting the OpenID technology brand to
end-users is inappropriate; if OpenID is successful the OpenID brand
will disappear like the vanilla flavor in strawberry ice cream.



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