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meh. I waited for an invitation for 6 weeks and when I finally got it, I was required to login via twitter or facebook. I dropped it right then and there.
by mahmud 16y ago
meh.
I waited for an invitation for 6 weeks and when I finally got it, I was required to login via twitter or facebook. I dropped it right then and there.
- ryanb 16y agowhy?
- cemerick 16y agoTwitter logins I don't mind, but I dislike FB enough to avoid logging in there or maintaining my account there (beyond specifying in my bio that I don't really use FB). I've never used FB connect for anything. shrug
- prakash 16y agoMany of the people I invited to Quora felt this way, this was when FB was the only option. One thing to note is that after you login, you can disconnect your twitter and/or facebook account. I disconnected FB. Even if you don't plan to join, I would recommend the HN crowd to check out some of the questions under startups -- excellent info.
- bobbyi 16y agoI guess in the future, you are going to need to create "throwaway" facebook accounts to sign up for new/ untrusted services in the same way you need a "throwaway" email address today. That seems like a hassle to me and will make me significantly less likely to sign up for anything, but maybe most people really don't care.
- jokermatt999 16y agoI'm really not fond of this trend of using Facebook logins for everything. Why not OpenID or similar? Whenever something asks for a Facebook login, I immediately decide not to use it.
- jshen 16y agoI liked OpenID until I had to implement it for a site. Now I stay away from it (as a developer). Everyone's OpenID is a bit different and I ended up with a lowest common denominator approach which was suboptimal in my opinion.