Registering at websites is a pain in the rear end.
It takes effort and that stops people using your site. Giving details to untrustworthy sources scares your visitors and stops them registering. OpenID has been developed to address these issues.
OpenID fixes the problem by using trusted sources like Google and Facebook to hold your contact and password details. What this means to your users is that they will no longer need to register at every new website they visit. Instead they can simply use their Facebook password, saving them time and hassle!
OpenID has been kicking around for a over 5 years, but it’s only now that the key Internet players like AOL, Google and Facebook have come on-board, that it seem to be gaining widespread recognition.
What this actually means to you as a website owner is
- Sites that use this technology offer a better user experience
- Shopping sites will see a reduction in errors with customers details
- The registration barrier is removed meaning more people will be interacting with blogs, reviews sites and other discussions
- Your users details are held securely by the issuing authorites like Google and Facebook.
The good news for you is that OpenID integration is due for release on all Supplyant platforms within the next 2 months
The other good news is that you may already have an openID account
