I've been thinking about this in relation to my startup-- it would be great to have a really low-friction way for my users to create accounts, and to say, "well, if you already have an AIM account or a LiveJournal account, just use those credentials".
But I think the average user might need some education on this, as they might suspect that my site is just a phishing scheme? I.e. why would I be asking for their password to another site?
I wonder if I could autodiscover existing openID credentials/other accounts as part of my signup process? Kind of how 30boxes can autodiscover myspace accounts based on an email address... I'm trying to envision what that user experience could be like.
But I think the average user might need some education on this, as they might suspect that my site is just a phishing scheme? I.e. why would I be asking for their password to another site?
I wonder if I could autodiscover existing openID credentials/other accounts as part of my signup process? Kind of how 30boxes can autodiscover myspace accounts based on an email address... I'm trying to envision what that user experience could be like.
Ideas, anyone?