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> What I think needs to be done is standardize an api for the sites like twitter, facebook, Google and who-knows-what-in-the-future to use in providing accessin
by jarek 16y ago
> What I think needs to be done is standardize an api for the sites like twitter, facebook, Google and who-knows-what-in-the-future to use in providing accessing to user information to developers
It is my understanding that that's pretty much exactly what OpenID is.
- trustfundbaby 16y agoa. Open ID is a protocol not an api ... I'm talking about something more akin to the old way twitter used to verify twitter logins in their api b. Open ID deals mainly with authentication ... I'm talking about both authenticating and providing access to limited user information ... email, name, phone ... that sort of thing. I just think Open ID was over elaborate, I'm hoping something simpler could succeed where it has failed. Hope that makes sense.
- jarek 16y agoYou think OpenID was over elaborate but want to provide the user's phone number?
- trustfundbaby 16y agoYou're missing the point. I'm advocating for a general direction ... I don't have specifics.. Its not crazy. Facebook just announced something along those lines today http://marketaire.com/2010/12/23/facebook-registration-tool/ http://marketaire.com/2010/12/23/facebook-registration-tool/
- jarek 16y ago> Its not crazy. Facebook just announced something along those lines today Yep, and it's not exactly a standardized API, neither would it be easy to move a system built on this to the next greatest thing from Twitter or Google. User data lock-in is nice like that.