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A classic case of less is more (or better).

by Osiris 13y ago

gcb0 13y ago
not really. the biggest problem was no adoption from larger sites, while most of them offer facebook login... quote: We looked at Facebook Connect as our main competitor, but we can't offer the same incentives (access to user data).
- patio11 13y ago
  That quote is alarming to me, because it fundamentally misunderstands why companies choose to use Facebook Connect. Absolutely no B2C company in the Valley has ever decided to use Connect because it lets you slurp in demographic information. They do it because of a) a mostly mistaken belief that it increases conversion rate to a signup and b) a mostly accurate belief that after you get someone to Connect you're going to be much, much more successful at getting your content on their wall as a viral distribution mechanism.
  - gcb0 13y ago
    your second point is almost the same as the quote but worded differently. access to user data and/or easier access to their fb wall...
- octatone2 13y ago
  Most users have a facebook account, supporting a facebook oauth sigup/login flow means one less set of credentials the user has to remember. It simply reduces the barrier to entry into an app for the average user.
- agilebyte 13y ago
  Huh, I never saw them as competing with Facebook Connect. I use Persona as a way to login to our blogs admin, and it is just so easy to have an array of white listed email addresses in the config and not have to worry about the rest. With Facebook Connect you have to have a Facebook account, with Persona you do not care.
- aragot 13y ago
  There are plenty of situations when using Facebook Connect is inappropriate. If I wanted to look professional, I wouldn't associate myself with fb (Is that a personal perception or is it shared among the public that Fb is intensely a consumer platform?). If I wanted to have control over my own assets, including the userbase, I wouldn't use fb. Even if you look into consumer market, Snapchat went out of their way to _avoid_ Facebook Connect. So I think Mozilla could have done more marketing against Facebook Connect.
- kybernetikos 13y ago
  I don't see why you shouldn't let people add a small amount of personal data to their personas at their own option. I'd like to see public key/profile picture/blog url.

A classic case of less is more (or better).

by Osiris 13y ago

A classic case of less is more (or better).

gcb0 13y ago

not really. the biggest problem was no adoption from larger sites, while most of them offer facebook login... quote: We looked at Facebook Connect as our main competitor, but we can't offer the same incentives (access to user data).

patio11 13y ago
That quote is alarming to me, because it fundamentally misunderstands why companies choose to use Facebook Connect. Absolutely no B2C company in the Valley has ever decided to use Connect because it lets you slurp in demographic information. They do it because of a) a mostly mistaken belief that it increases conversion rate to a signup and b) a mostly accurate belief that after you get someone to Connect you're going to be much, much more successful at getting your content on their wall as a viral distribution mechanism.
- gcb0 13y ago
  your second point is almost the same as the quote but worded differently. access to user data and/or easier access to their fb wall...
octatone2 13y ago
Most users have a facebook account, supporting a facebook oauth sigup/login flow means one less set of credentials the user has to remember. It simply reduces the barrier to entry into an app for the average user.
agilebyte 13y ago
Huh, I never saw them as competing with Facebook Connect. I use Persona as a way to login to our blogs admin, and it is just so easy to have an array of white listed email addresses in the config and not have to worry about the rest. With Facebook Connect you have to have a Facebook account, with Persona you do not care.
aragot 13y ago
There are plenty of situations when using Facebook Connect is inappropriate. If I wanted to look professional, I wouldn't associate myself with fb (Is that a personal perception or is it shared among the public that Fb is intensely a consumer platform?). If I wanted to have control over my own assets, including the userbase, I wouldn't use fb. Even if you look into consumer market, Snapchat went out of their way to _avoid_ Facebook Connect. So I think Mozilla could have done more marketing against Facebook Connect.
kybernetikos 13y ago
I don't see why you shouldn't let people add a small amount of personal data to their personas at their own option. I'd like to see public key/profile picture/blog url.