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I'd rather they concentrated on supporting openid so you don't need a google or Facebook account...
by gouranga 14y ago
I'd rather they concentrated on supporting openid so you don't need a google or Facebook account...
- spicyj 14y agoAs we've seen with Stack Exchange, OpenID is confusing for most users, but good news: you don't need a Google or Facebook account anymore! You can sign up for a Khan Academy account with any email address here: http://www.khanacademy.org/signup http://www.khanacademy.org/signup
- gouranga 14y agoCool - when did that happen? Thanks for pointing out :)
- spicyj 14y agoI don't remember exactly, but it was a few months ago. About a month ago we also launched the ability to create "child" accounts for under-13 users who aren't old enough for Google or Facebook accounts.
- vessenes 14y agoIt would be cool to be able to transition accounts to the new child accounts; is that possible?
- spicyj 14y agoSorry, it's not possible, but the main reason to create a child account is to get around the Google/Facebook requirement -- since you've already surmounted that hurdle, a child account probably wouldn't be of any more use to you.
- psbp 14y agoOff topic, but can you add the ability to check off completed videos instead of having to watch them within the website? I usually play KA videos at 1.5x or 2.0x on youtube, but then I don't receive any points :( Thanks for everything by the way.
- unconed 14y agoOpenID is dead. It was flawed from the beginning, they botched the deployment, and it's useless outside of the you-sitting-in-front-of-browser context. Mobile apps, delegating access, exchanging profile data... not supported.
- gouranga 14y agoSo what is a better solution? Genuine question.
- unconed 14y agoThe only thing that works well for lots of people is Facebook, twitter and google login. Mozilla's browserID might change things, but I'm neither holding my breath or expecting it to work well anytime soon. This is Mozilla after all.