dmv wrote:
If MemeStreams accepted OpenID
Presumably some of my friends read my memestreams feed on LiveJournal. If they want to comment, however, they either have to join MS or post anonymously. Both has consequences. Easier if they could just say who they are.

It makes netizens' lives easier in consolidating the number of identities they need to maintain.

I'm not convinced I agree with that conclusion, as things presently stand.

The fact that you reference this URL doesn't really make my account generation proceedure easier because I can't really rely on it for anything. I could trust livejournal to authenticate you instead of asking for a password, but I don't really see the advantage of that.

Now, I could decide to allow anonymous posts if they offer this kind of authentication. The value of that would be that initially spammers will be unlikely to use this system. However, over time, spam will flow in this way...

But I see the potention over time, if I can rely on this location for detailed bio information about you. I was thinking a useful complement to this would be a service which validates your email address and sends you a digitally signed certificate that your email address checked out. That way you could do it once and post it on this page, and other sites could rely on that instead of having to do it themselves...

RE: news: OpenID support