[OpenID] [QUAR] Re: Independent study on OpenID awareness using Mechanical Turk

[Marc Canter]

get Jerry Yang to join the board

he's got extra time

On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 10:36 AM, Eran Hammer-Lahav <eran at hueniverse.com>wrote:

>  I feel passionate about this enough to run for a board seat but I also
> feel passionate about not paying fees enough not to run.
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> EHL
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> On 11/18/08 9:10 AM, "Johannes Ernst" <jernst+openid.net at netmesh.us>
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> > On Nov 18, 2008, at 8:52, Chris Messina wrote:
> >> Unfortunately the OIDF as it stands does not have its pedigree in
> >> branding or in consumer products, and therefore we lack much
> >> strategic direction that will help us make OpenID a household name
> >> like Visa became. It's a surmountable problem if we have the budget
> >> and can garner the mindshare, but I've not seen anything from the
> >> foundation that has such strategic, long-term awareness and brand-
> >> building on the agenda.
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> Having served on the OIDF's board of directors since day one, I think
> this is an accurate assessment. I have brought this up many times with
> the board members, and it was the #1 rationale for me to signing over
> the OpenID trademark to the foundation, so it could build that
> consumer brand. But there's never been anything resembling a majority
> that this is something OIDF should prioritize.
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> This is the time to point out that board elections are coming up
> rather soon, and I would invite everybody who feels strongly about an
> issue like this one to consider running for the board. (Even if I
> create myself more re-election competition that way ;-))
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> Cheers,
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> Johannes.
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