Blogger Beta Ships OpenID
Google announced tonight that the new Blogger (nicknamed 'Blogger in Draft') will support OpenID-based commenting. Essentially it means that users of OpenID-enabled services - such as LiveJournal, WordPress and TypeKey - can comment on any Blogger blog using their accounts from those sites, rather than with Blogger/Google accounts.
This is another small but significant step on the way to an open identity system on the Web, something that we here at Read/WriteWeb have been promoting. Incidentally you may be wondering if we will 'eat our own dogfood' and implement OpenID on this blog -- it is in the plan for our big re-design, which is coming very soon!
Thanks David Recordon for the heads up.
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Again open but not enough, why only for comments, why not allow openID based authentication on for google accounts?
I agree with ELF why not take this further... Its just too little.
I'm wondering how adding OpenID to R/WW will actually make a perceived change? At the moment, you just type in your name (required) Email (required - not published) and URL (optional). Is this not easier than signing in?
What is the advantage? Is it in tracking comments? Now, I like the idea of having a single ID (blimey, but I have a lot of ID's!), but when a system is so easy to comment on (such as the one I'm using now), what's the reason for adding a sign in at all?
I posted my notes from my call with JanRain last week:
http://www.centernetworks.com/openid-needs-more-marketing-conversation
OpenID needs a marketing team, the technology is there.
For many applications, I think OpenID is a great concept. But I stand with Zach in asking how addding OpenIDmake will actually make a change? Most sites you comment on regualarly remember your personal info anyway so you don't have to retype it.
Why use it for comments only? I suggest that it is an ideal test-bed for OpenID as yet-to-be-discovered flaws in the system can be found without opening the blogger account to wanton destruction. Currently comments are protected by CAPTCHAs so it is a baby step with very light impact if it fails.
Not "too little too late", but "just the right amount" given the maturity of the protocol.
To "eat your own dogfood" means to use it internally. It would make sense if you made the admin account for R/WW use Open ID--but that would not be that impressive! :) I think what you meant to say was "walk the talk." Yeah, I'm anal.
thanks for the plug! we're looking forward to the full rollout, and to provider support...