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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Well, why dont I consider making an offer, addressing the issue of RP adoption and getting funds into the hands of the Foundation?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>For a $100 membership enrollment with the OpenID Foundation, we will operate an (R&D-grade) openid logon site for the Google App domain's administrator (only), for the next 3 months. Offer limited: first 10 applicants. Google App account to be in good standing.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>Since there are 10,000+ potential Relying Parties in the Google Apps world (each with its own domain name), i'd be happy to claim that folks could claim each one of those 10 as an new "commercial-grade" "openid RP", once they volunteer through a program such as this.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt">_________________________<BR></SPAN><B>Peter Williams<BR></B></FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Brendon J. Wilson<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wed 3/19/2008 11:39 AM<BR><B>To:</B> general@openid.net<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [OpenID] Why become a relying party?<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV><PRE style="WORD-WRAP: break-word">Of course. I've also modified the subject to be a bit more on-topic.
Brendon
On Mar 19, 2008, at 11:21 AM, Snorri wrote:
> I like your benefits Brendon,
> We have started a similar Draft :)
>
> Do you authorize us to upload this list on
> http://www.openideurope.eu/openid/relying-party/?
>
> After, everybody will invited to give their comments to improve these
> benefits...
>
> Thank you
>
> -Snorri
>
>
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : general-bounces@openid.net [mailto:general-bounces@openid.net]
> De la
> part de Brendon J. Wilson
> Envoyé : mercredi 19 mars 2008 17:53
> À : general@openid.net
> Objet : Re: [OpenID] Thinking About OpenID.com
>
> +1 Snorri's comment.
>
> I've been looking at OpenID for a client, and as I survey the OpenID
> landscape it's become apparent very quickly that there's lots of
> identity providers, but not a lot of relying parties. Any of the big
> players seem to be staying out of that space, with the exception of
> the blog platforms and open source CMS systems. Examples: AOL - only
> Propeller seems to have OpenID as a login option. Yahoo! - haven't
> found an OpenID login yet. All of the focus right now seems to be on
> getting people to get an OpenID.
>
> I think any discussion of how to evangelize OpenID to the general
> public also requires the foundation to clearly articulate the value of
> being a relying party, otherwise we risk stalled growth when users
> finally decide to get an OpenID, but have nowhere to use it. JanRain
> claims 8,000 relying parties, but I've seen little justification for
> that number; OpenIDDirectory.com lists about 530 or so OpenID-related
> sites, and 60 or so of them are identity providers. Demonstrating
> value to potential relaying parties also requires showing, in no
> uncertain terms, just how many people already use it.
>
> I'd like to propose the following strawman benefits of being a relying
> party for the group to eviscerate (warning: businesspeak ahead):
>
> 1) Expedited customer acquisition: OpenID allows user to quickly and
> easily complete the account creation process by eliminating entry of
> commonly requested fields (email address, sex, birthdate), thus
> reducing the friction to adopt a new service.
>
> 2) Reduced user account management costs: The primary cost for most IT
> organizations is resetting forgotten authentication credentials. By
> reducing the number of credentials, a user is less likely to forget
> their credentials. By outsourcing the authentication process to a
> third-party, the relying party can avoid those costs entirely.
>
> 3) "Thought leadership": There is an inherent marketing value for an
> organization to associate itself activities that promote it as a
> thought leader. It provides an organization with the means to
> distinguish itself from its competitors. This is your chance to
> outpace your competitors.
>
> 4) Your competitors are already doing it: Whoops! So you missed out on
> number 4, so you have to do it, otherwise you're falling behind the
> times. Ketchup!
>
> 5) Simplified user experience: Logical follow on from 1 & 2. However,
> it's at the end of the list because that's not the business priority.
> The business priority is the benefit that results from a simplified
> user experience, not the simplified user experience itself.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Brendon
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> Brendon J. Wilson
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