Submit Search
Upload
Surviving (and Thriving in) the Online Identity Wars
•
Download as KEY, PDF
•
9 likes
•
1,560 views
John McCrea
Follow
On April 1, 2009, Plaxo's Joseph Smarr presented at the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco
Read less
Read more
Technology
News & Politics
Report
Share
Report
Share
1 of 107
Download now
Recommended
Going Beyond Text: How to Profit from Audio and Video - Laura Adams
Going Beyond Text: How to Profit from Audio and Video - Laura Adams
Philip Taylor
Youtube to mp3
Youtube to mp3
BigConverter
Better than google
Better than google
Rodrigo680575
Power point presentation launch
Power point presentation launch
Ilia Muriente
Ryan Eagle - Founder @ Response Commodities | CrunchBase
Ryan Eagle - Founder @ Response Commodities | CrunchBase
rakibul20
10 Amazing Growth Hacks To Get To 10K Users
10 Amazing Growth Hacks To Get To 10K Users
Albert Griesmayr
STEP 2: CREATING A HUB | Seven Steps To Creating A World Class Web Presence
STEP 2: CREATING A HUB | Seven Steps To Creating A World Class Web Presence
Greg Sicotte
WordPress on Amazon Web Services Meetup
WordPress on Amazon Web Services Meetup
Kel
Recommended
Going Beyond Text: How to Profit from Audio and Video - Laura Adams
Going Beyond Text: How to Profit from Audio and Video - Laura Adams
Philip Taylor
Youtube to mp3
Youtube to mp3
BigConverter
Better than google
Better than google
Rodrigo680575
Power point presentation launch
Power point presentation launch
Ilia Muriente
Ryan Eagle - Founder @ Response Commodities | CrunchBase
Ryan Eagle - Founder @ Response Commodities | CrunchBase
rakibul20
10 Amazing Growth Hacks To Get To 10K Users
10 Amazing Growth Hacks To Get To 10K Users
Albert Griesmayr
STEP 2: CREATING A HUB | Seven Steps To Creating A World Class Web Presence
STEP 2: CREATING A HUB | Seven Steps To Creating A World Class Web Presence
Greg Sicotte
WordPress on Amazon Web Services Meetup
WordPress on Amazon Web Services Meetup
Kel
State of Mobile
State of Mobile
Isaac Keyet
(Ignite) Mobile WordPress - WordCamp Seattle 2011
(Ignite) Mobile WordPress - WordCamp Seattle 2011
Isaac Keyet
6a what is web 2.0 epooley
6a what is web 2.0 epooley
Boris Cordero
WordPress Mobile: Reality & Vision - WordCamp Lisboa 2011
WordPress Mobile: Reality & Vision - WordCamp Lisboa 2011
Isaac Keyet
EECI 2009 Keynote
EECI 2009 Keynote
Leslie Camacho
How to embed bag into your self hosted wordpress blog
How to embed bag into your self hosted wordpress blog
BagTheWeb Team
#5
#5
DOINA __COME HERE ONLY IF YOU LIKE THE POWERPOINT PROGRAM, IF YOU LIKE TO DREAM and IF YOU LIKE A GOOD WORK! THIS LINK HAS 270 PRESENTATION EASY TO FIND IN "VIEW ALL"
WordPress in your cell phone
WordPress in your cell phone
Isaac Keyet
WordCamp Reno - WP Network Effects
WordCamp Reno - WP Network Effects
lukepilon
WordCamp Kenya - Mobile WordPress
WordCamp Kenya - Mobile WordPress
Isaac Keyet
How to Create Viral Videos by Tammy Camp
How to Create Viral Videos by Tammy Camp
Tammy Camp
Supadü Overview
Supadü Overview
Tony Jones
How Being Hacked Turned Out to be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
How Being Hacked Turned Out to be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
Valentin Vesa
Prototyping: Helping to take away the suck
Prototyping: Helping to take away the suck
Harvard Web Working Group
10 Steps To Make A Professional Article With Best SEO Strategies.pdf
10 Steps To Make A Professional Article With Best SEO Strategies.pdf
SuperHero Marketing
Fast Delivery DevOps Israel
Fast Delivery DevOps Israel
Adrian Cockcroft
Web2 Expo Presentation
Web2 Expo Presentation
Richard Francis
Goto Berlin - Migrating to Microservices (Fast Delivery)
Goto Berlin - Migrating to Microservices (Fast Delivery)
Adrian Cockcroft
Mindmeister Case Study En.Key
Mindmeister Case Study En.Key
mindmeister
Erase and Rewind - Open Web Camp 2015
Erase and Rewind - Open Web Camp 2015
Christian Heilmann
Monktoberfest Fast Delivery
Monktoberfest Fast Delivery
Adrian Cockcroft
Mobile App Feature Configuration and A/B Experiments
Mobile App Feature Configuration and A/B Experiments
lacyrhoades
More Related Content
What's hot
State of Mobile
State of Mobile
Isaac Keyet
(Ignite) Mobile WordPress - WordCamp Seattle 2011
(Ignite) Mobile WordPress - WordCamp Seattle 2011
Isaac Keyet
6a what is web 2.0 epooley
6a what is web 2.0 epooley
Boris Cordero
WordPress Mobile: Reality & Vision - WordCamp Lisboa 2011
WordPress Mobile: Reality & Vision - WordCamp Lisboa 2011
Isaac Keyet
EECI 2009 Keynote
EECI 2009 Keynote
Leslie Camacho
How to embed bag into your self hosted wordpress blog
How to embed bag into your self hosted wordpress blog
BagTheWeb Team
#5
#5
DOINA __COME HERE ONLY IF YOU LIKE THE POWERPOINT PROGRAM, IF YOU LIKE TO DREAM and IF YOU LIKE A GOOD WORK! THIS LINK HAS 270 PRESENTATION EASY TO FIND IN "VIEW ALL"
WordPress in your cell phone
WordPress in your cell phone
Isaac Keyet
WordCamp Reno - WP Network Effects
WordCamp Reno - WP Network Effects
lukepilon
WordCamp Kenya - Mobile WordPress
WordCamp Kenya - Mobile WordPress
Isaac Keyet
How to Create Viral Videos by Tammy Camp
How to Create Viral Videos by Tammy Camp
Tammy Camp
Supadü Overview
Supadü Overview
Tony Jones
How Being Hacked Turned Out to be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
How Being Hacked Turned Out to be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
Valentin Vesa
What's hot
(13)
State of Mobile
State of Mobile
(Ignite) Mobile WordPress - WordCamp Seattle 2011
(Ignite) Mobile WordPress - WordCamp Seattle 2011
6a what is web 2.0 epooley
6a what is web 2.0 epooley
WordPress Mobile: Reality & Vision - WordCamp Lisboa 2011
WordPress Mobile: Reality & Vision - WordCamp Lisboa 2011
EECI 2009 Keynote
EECI 2009 Keynote
How to embed bag into your self hosted wordpress blog
How to embed bag into your self hosted wordpress blog
#5
#5
WordPress in your cell phone
WordPress in your cell phone
WordCamp Reno - WP Network Effects
WordCamp Reno - WP Network Effects
WordCamp Kenya - Mobile WordPress
WordCamp Kenya - Mobile WordPress
How to Create Viral Videos by Tammy Camp
How to Create Viral Videos by Tammy Camp
Supadü Overview
Supadü Overview
How Being Hacked Turned Out to be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
How Being Hacked Turned Out to be the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me
Similar to Surviving (and Thriving in) the Online Identity Wars
Prototyping: Helping to take away the suck
Prototyping: Helping to take away the suck
Harvard Web Working Group
10 Steps To Make A Professional Article With Best SEO Strategies.pdf
10 Steps To Make A Professional Article With Best SEO Strategies.pdf
SuperHero Marketing
Fast Delivery DevOps Israel
Fast Delivery DevOps Israel
Adrian Cockcroft
Web2 Expo Presentation
Web2 Expo Presentation
Richard Francis
Goto Berlin - Migrating to Microservices (Fast Delivery)
Goto Berlin - Migrating to Microservices (Fast Delivery)
Adrian Cockcroft
Mindmeister Case Study En.Key
Mindmeister Case Study En.Key
mindmeister
Erase and Rewind - Open Web Camp 2015
Erase and Rewind - Open Web Camp 2015
Christian Heilmann
Monktoberfest Fast Delivery
Monktoberfest Fast Delivery
Adrian Cockcroft
Mobile App Feature Configuration and A/B Experiments
Mobile App Feature Configuration and A/B Experiments
lacyrhoades
Programming for Non-Programmers - SXSW Vegas 2014
Programming for Non-Programmers - SXSW Vegas 2014
Chris Castiglione
DevDay 2013 - Building Startups and Minimum Viable Products
DevDay 2013 - Building Startups and Minimum Viable Products
Ben Hall
Alex jubien-think mobile
Alex jubien-think mobile
App Promotion Summit Conference
Web/App Development, Design, and SAAS Services Beginner's Tutorial from A to Z
Web/App Development, Design, and SAAS Services Beginner's Tutorial from A to Z
SuperHero Marketing
Debunking Web Design Myths
Debunking Web Design Myths
elliotjaystocks
Introduction to Social Networking Sites and websites
Introduction to Social Networking Sites and websites
Shruti Arya
National Speakers Assocication of Australia (NSAA)-Western Australia Chapter ...
National Speakers Assocication of Australia (NSAA)-Western Australia Chapter ...
Craig Rispin
State of Drupal keynote, DrupalCon Austin
State of Drupal keynote, DrupalCon Austin
Dries Buytaert
Beyond being responsive, a mobile first strategy
Beyond being responsive, a mobile first strategy
internet-inspired
Spring Training Social Media F I N A L
Spring Training Social Media F I N A L
APPMA
How to Grow Your Audience Through Accessibility
How to Grow Your Audience Through Accessibility
Allison Sheridan
Similar to Surviving (and Thriving in) the Online Identity Wars
(20)
Prototyping: Helping to take away the suck
Prototyping: Helping to take away the suck
10 Steps To Make A Professional Article With Best SEO Strategies.pdf
10 Steps To Make A Professional Article With Best SEO Strategies.pdf
Fast Delivery DevOps Israel
Fast Delivery DevOps Israel
Web2 Expo Presentation
Web2 Expo Presentation
Goto Berlin - Migrating to Microservices (Fast Delivery)
Goto Berlin - Migrating to Microservices (Fast Delivery)
Mindmeister Case Study En.Key
Mindmeister Case Study En.Key
Erase and Rewind - Open Web Camp 2015
Erase and Rewind - Open Web Camp 2015
Monktoberfest Fast Delivery
Monktoberfest Fast Delivery
Mobile App Feature Configuration and A/B Experiments
Mobile App Feature Configuration and A/B Experiments
Programming for Non-Programmers - SXSW Vegas 2014
Programming for Non-Programmers - SXSW Vegas 2014
DevDay 2013 - Building Startups and Minimum Viable Products
DevDay 2013 - Building Startups and Minimum Viable Products
Alex jubien-think mobile
Alex jubien-think mobile
Web/App Development, Design, and SAAS Services Beginner's Tutorial from A to Z
Web/App Development, Design, and SAAS Services Beginner's Tutorial from A to Z
Debunking Web Design Myths
Debunking Web Design Myths
Introduction to Social Networking Sites and websites
Introduction to Social Networking Sites and websites
National Speakers Assocication of Australia (NSAA)-Western Australia Chapter ...
National Speakers Assocication of Australia (NSAA)-Western Australia Chapter ...
State of Drupal keynote, DrupalCon Austin
State of Drupal keynote, DrupalCon Austin
Beyond being responsive, a mobile first strategy
Beyond being responsive, a mobile first strategy
Spring Training Social Media F I N A L
Spring Training Social Media F I N A L
How to Grow Your Audience Through Accessibility
How to Grow Your Audience Through Accessibility
Recently uploaded
The State of Passkeys with FIDO Alliance.pptx
The State of Passkeys with FIDO Alliance.pptx
LoriGlavin3
Dev Dives: Streamline document processing with UiPath Studio Web
Dev Dives: Streamline document processing with UiPath Studio Web
UiPathCommunity
Digital Identity is Under Attack: FIDO Paris Seminar.pptx
Digital Identity is Under Attack: FIDO Paris Seminar.pptx
LoriGlavin3
Unleash Your Potential - Namagunga Girls Coding Club
Unleash Your Potential - Namagunga Girls Coding Club
Kalema Edgar
Hyperautomation and AI/ML: A Strategy for Digital Transformation Success.pdf
Hyperautomation and AI/ML: A Strategy for Digital Transformation Success.pdf
Precisely
Tampa BSides - Chef's Tour of Microsoft Security Adoption Framework (SAF)
Tampa BSides - Chef's Tour of Microsoft Security Adoption Framework (SAF)
Mark Simos
Ensuring Technical Readiness For Copilot in Microsoft 365
Ensuring Technical Readiness For Copilot in Microsoft 365
2toLead Limited
From Family Reminiscence to Scholarly Archive .
From Family Reminiscence to Scholarly Archive .
Alan Dix
unit 4 immunoblotting technique complete.pptx
unit 4 immunoblotting technique complete.pptx
BkGupta21
Unraveling Multimodality with Large Language Models.pdf
Unraveling Multimodality with Large Language Models.pdf
Alex Barbosa Coqueiro
TeamStation AI System Report LATAM IT Salaries 2024
TeamStation AI System Report LATAM IT Salaries 2024
Lonnie McRorey
Use of FIDO in the Payments and Identity Landscape: FIDO Paris Seminar.pptx
Use of FIDO in the Payments and Identity Landscape: FIDO Paris Seminar.pptx
LoriGlavin3
What is DBT - The Ultimate Data Build Tool.pdf
What is DBT - The Ultimate Data Build Tool.pdf
MounikaPolabathina
TrustArc Webinar - How to Build Consumer Trust Through Data Privacy
TrustArc Webinar - How to Build Consumer Trust Through Data Privacy
TrustArc
"Subclassing and Composition – A Pythonic Tour of Trade-Offs", Hynek Schlawack
"Subclassing and Composition – A Pythonic Tour of Trade-Offs", Hynek Schlawack
Fwdays
DSPy a system for AI to Write Prompts and Do Fine Tuning
DSPy a system for AI to Write Prompts and Do Fine Tuning
Lars Bell
WordPress Websites for Engineers: Elevate Your Brand
WordPress Websites for Engineers: Elevate Your Brand
gvaughan
"ML in Production",Oleksandr Bagan
"ML in Production",Oleksandr Bagan
Fwdays
Streamlining Python Development: A Guide to a Modern Project Setup
Streamlining Python Development: A Guide to a Modern Project Setup
Florian Wilhelm
Gen AI in Business - Global Trends Report 2024.pdf
Gen AI in Business - Global Trends Report 2024.pdf
Addepto
Recently uploaded
(20)
The State of Passkeys with FIDO Alliance.pptx
The State of Passkeys with FIDO Alliance.pptx
Dev Dives: Streamline document processing with UiPath Studio Web
Dev Dives: Streamline document processing with UiPath Studio Web
Digital Identity is Under Attack: FIDO Paris Seminar.pptx
Digital Identity is Under Attack: FIDO Paris Seminar.pptx
Unleash Your Potential - Namagunga Girls Coding Club
Unleash Your Potential - Namagunga Girls Coding Club
Hyperautomation and AI/ML: A Strategy for Digital Transformation Success.pdf
Hyperautomation and AI/ML: A Strategy for Digital Transformation Success.pdf
Tampa BSides - Chef's Tour of Microsoft Security Adoption Framework (SAF)
Tampa BSides - Chef's Tour of Microsoft Security Adoption Framework (SAF)
Ensuring Technical Readiness For Copilot in Microsoft 365
Ensuring Technical Readiness For Copilot in Microsoft 365
From Family Reminiscence to Scholarly Archive .
From Family Reminiscence to Scholarly Archive .
unit 4 immunoblotting technique complete.pptx
unit 4 immunoblotting technique complete.pptx
Unraveling Multimodality with Large Language Models.pdf
Unraveling Multimodality with Large Language Models.pdf
TeamStation AI System Report LATAM IT Salaries 2024
TeamStation AI System Report LATAM IT Salaries 2024
Use of FIDO in the Payments and Identity Landscape: FIDO Paris Seminar.pptx
Use of FIDO in the Payments and Identity Landscape: FIDO Paris Seminar.pptx
What is DBT - The Ultimate Data Build Tool.pdf
What is DBT - The Ultimate Data Build Tool.pdf
TrustArc Webinar - How to Build Consumer Trust Through Data Privacy
TrustArc Webinar - How to Build Consumer Trust Through Data Privacy
"Subclassing and Composition – A Pythonic Tour of Trade-Offs", Hynek Schlawack
"Subclassing and Composition – A Pythonic Tour of Trade-Offs", Hynek Schlawack
DSPy a system for AI to Write Prompts and Do Fine Tuning
DSPy a system for AI to Write Prompts and Do Fine Tuning
WordPress Websites for Engineers: Elevate Your Brand
WordPress Websites for Engineers: Elevate Your Brand
"ML in Production",Oleksandr Bagan
"ML in Production",Oleksandr Bagan
Streamlining Python Development: A Guide to a Modern Project Setup
Streamlining Python Development: A Guide to a Modern Project Setup
Gen AI in Business - Global Trends Report 2024.pdf
Gen AI in Business - Global Trends Report 2024.pdf
Surviving (and Thriving in) the Online Identity Wars
1.
Surviving (and Thriving
in) the Online Identity Wars Joseph Smarr April 1, 2009
2.
One year ago
3.
Web 2.0 Expo,
SF
4.
I introduced two
concepts
5.
The “Social Web
Ecosystem”
6.
The “Social Web
Ecosystem”
7.
and its “Virtuous
Cycle”
8.
and its “Virtuous
Cycle”
9.
Together, these are
now the blueprint for the industry
10.
Together, these are
now the blueprint for the industry
11.
Together, these are
now the blueprint for the industry
12.
Together, these are
now the blueprint for the industry
13.
Together, these are
now the blueprint for the industry
14.
Together, these are
now the blueprint for the industry
15.
Together, these are
now the blueprint for the industry
16.
Six months ago
17.
Web 2.0 Expo,
NYC
18.
I coined a
new term
19.
The new “Open
Stack”
20.
The new “Open
Stack”
21.
The phrase has
been adopted by the industry and media.
22.
The phrase has
been adopted by the industry and media.
23.
The phrase has
been adopted by the industry and media.
24.
The phrase has
been adopted by the industry and media.
25.
Last month
26.
SXSW, Austin
27.
I floated the
term
28.
The “Slippery Salamander”
29.
The “Slippery Salamander”
30.
The “Slippery Salamander”
31.
Despite that stumble...
32.
My other predictions
have been pretty good:
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.
What’s really going
on here?
44.
A sea change is
underway.
45.
The web is going
social.
46.
The Social Web
is going open
47.
at a quickening pace,
as
48.
Facebook MySpace Google
Yahoo Microsoft AOL
49.
race each other
to open up
50.
and vie to
become your preferred Identity Provider.
51.
What’s a site
to do
52.
to survive in
this phase of the
53.
Online Identity Wars?
54.
Let’s start with
what not to do.
55.
DON’T
56.
DON’T Ask your users
to create yet-another- account/password/photo/profile
57.
DON’T Ask your users
to create yet-another- account/password/photo/profile
58.
DON’T
59.
DON’T Build proprietary APIs
where standards exist or are under development
60.
DON’T Build proprietary APIs
where standards exist or are under development
61.
DON’T
62.
DON’T Try to win
through data “scraping”
63.
DON’T Try to win
through data “scraping”
64.
DON’T
65.
DON’T Choose a “data
lock-in” business model
66.
DON’T Choose a “data
lock-in” business model
67.
DON’T Choose a “data
lock-in” business model Image credit: Naomi Bennett
68.
DON’T
69.
DON’T Assume Facebook is
now and will always be a “walled garden”
70.
DON’T Assume Facebook is
now and will always be a “walled garden”
71.
DON’T
72.
DON’T Assume Facebook is
the entire Social Web
73.
DON’T Assume Facebook is
the entire Social Web
74.
Okay. That can
help you survive.
75.
What about thriving?
76.
DO
77.
DO Customize your
UX for the Identity Providers that best serve your business
78.
DO Customize your
UX for the Identity Providers that best serve your business
79.
DO Anyone want a
demo?
80.
DO
81.
DO
Implement FB Connect and Open Stack or outsource it (RPX, Google FriendConnect)
82.
DO
Implement FB Connect and Open Stack or outsource it (RPX, Google FriendConnect)
83.
DO
84.
DO Focus on generating
Activity Streams to ride the Virtuous Cycle
85.
DO Focus on generating
Activity Streams to ride the Virtuous Cycle
86.
DO
87.
DO Go for maximum
distribution; work with all webwide aggregators
88.
DO Go for maximum
distribution; work with all webwide aggregators
89.
DO Go for maximum
distribution; work with all webwide aggregators
90.
DO Go for maximum
distribution; work with all webwide aggregators
91.
DO Go for maximum
distribution; work with all webwide aggregators
92.
DO Go for maximum
distribution; work with all webwide aggregators
93.
DO Go for maximum
distribution; work with all webwide aggregators
94.
DO Go for maximum
distribution; work with all webwide aggregators
95.
DO
96.
DO Build APIs
around your unique content and services, and do so in standard ways
97.
DO Build APIs
around your unique content and services, and do so in standard ways
98.
DO Build APIs
around your unique content and services, and do so in standard ways
99.
DO
100.
DO Pay attention to
this rapidly-evolving space
101.
DO Pay attention to
this rapidly-evolving space
102.
DO Pay attention to
this rapidly-evolving space
103.
DO Pay attention to
this rapidly-evolving space
104.
in conclusion...
105.
In this time
of massive, rapid sea change
106.
the greatest
opportunity comes from aligning with it.
107.
Let’s open it
up for Q&A.
Editor's Notes
Download now