<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">I just joined this list a few days ago and am very interested in pursuing discussions about OpenID UX. One very active discussion group having to do with UX and Interaction design is the IxDA mailing list at IxDa.org. The list includes many of the top interaction design and information architecture professionals in web and software design. Recently there was a very active discussion re: best practices regarding login and whether email addresses or usernames are easier for users. It may be a a very good place to introduce OpenID. <DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><DIV>On another topic, does anyone have access to usability research resources re: single-sign-on or user issues with traditional login/sign in? Have there been any qualitative usability studies run on OpenID implementations? If not, there may be room to introduce OpenID to usability professionals and academics. I know Jakob Nielsen posted some positive opinions about single-sign-on and the potential of implementations like Passport about 5 years ago on useit.com. The original usability issues against login/sign in and registration processes may have been put on the back-burner as the original solutions failed to materialize, but it might be time to see if we can get their help bringing it back to the forefront.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR><DIV> <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV>Josh Viney</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="http://www.eastmedia.com/"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">http://www.eastmedia.com</SPAN></A><SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>-- EastMedia</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><A href="http://identity.eastmedia.com/"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">http://identity.eastmedia.com</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>-- OpenID, Identity 2.0</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN></SPAN> </DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>