Single sign-on adoption continues to spread, as increasing numbers of web sites embrace technologies such as OpenID, Facebook Connect and OAuth, which let you log into web sites using an existing account from another service, such as Twitter, Gmail, Facebook, and many others.
JanRain, a respected OpenID provider, has released RPX, a service which makes installing single sign-on on your own web site extremely quick and easy, allowing your visitors to register using their existing account credentials from another site. RPX’s basic plan is free and lets you support up to six service providers, such as Windows Live ID, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo and more. Read the rest of this entry »
I just received a request from a client asking if there was a site where they could create a page that staff and their board members could access that easily aggregated their media clips. I thought about it for a while, considering recommending a bookmarking site like del.icio.us. The main criteria is that wherever this page was created, it should not require staff or board members to register in order to access the page.
Keeping this client request in mind, I decided to try out FirstPagr. FirstPagr describes itself this way:
… a tool to make a simple one-page website. If you are like us, you have blogs, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, StumbleUpon and so on. Make a simple introduction page with FirstPagr. Create lists, list items with links, descriptions and images, and drag and drop lists and items.
I signed up for FirstPagr and have to admit the process was a bit of a struggle because it requires OpenID.
FirstPagr’s interface is clean and simple. As you know if you’ve read any of my posts here, I’m a big fan of simple.
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Web Work 101: How To Escape The Cubicle
