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On my site (www.dipoll.com) I offer FB connect, Twitter connect, and regular email/password registration. 95% of my users join with Facebook connect. I may ver
by nano81 16y ago
On my site (www.dipoll.com) I offer FB connect, Twitter connect, and regular email/password registration. 95% of my users join with Facebook connect.
I may very well do away with Twitter and email registration. Some of those 5% of new users might use Connect, and some might leave. That's fine. What I care about is streamlining the experience for the vast majority of my user base.
"I too believe you should have your own auth system as a base, but maybe someone can provide some numbers proving that it actually is a waste."
This is the way to look at it. Each service should test, analyze their numbers, and make the decision that makes sense for them. Blanket statements like "startups should never only use X for authentication" are just wrong.
- saurik 16y agoSo, this isn't a useful number for the OP (as it doesn't compare against a direct email/password registration), but people may still find it interesting: My application (an alternatie to the iPhone App Store) supports Facebook Connect and Google Login (using OpenID). As I'm selling products, I can do a direct revenue breakdown on the two services, which shows a 2:1 advantage for Google accounts. (If anyone is interested, the 2:1 Google advantage holds even if I control for "in the United States"; about 50% of my sales are in the US, so I have a great statistical sample, and the login breakdown for the rest of the world is nearly identical.)