Sometimes wishes to come true. It was only a few days ago that I posted a rant about Yahoo’s decision to impose Yahoo ID’s on Flickr account holders. And I was just one of the many voices in the blogosphere raised against Yahoo’s decision. Anyway, it kept Flickr co-founder Stewart Butterfield busy for a few days as he made the rounds from blog to blog to explain Yahoo’s decision.
It seems that we collectively want to control our identities.
Moreover, it seems that a lot of people want to use OpenID to do so.Â
After Stewart’s comment, I asked
Hey Stewart,
Thanks for dropping by and sharing this information. It’s very much appreciated.
Tell me, do you see the possibility that Yahoo might choose to step outside the current ID detente, and offer an open ID platform? Whoever does this first will break the stalemate.
I didn’t expect to hear back from Stewart. And a week later, I sure didn’t expect that Microsoft would be the company to break the stalemate. Shocking, but great news. Now I wonder if AOL, Google and Yahoo will follow suit.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
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