Sign-ins via Janrain Engage (RPX)
Janrain Engage (RPX) lets website visitors sign-in with social media accounts, publishes usage stats; http://j.mp/9SQ05E
Thawte Personal Email Certificates and the Web of Trust will be discontinued on November 16, 2009; http://j.mp/cin6x
Thawte: “Over the past several years, security compliance requirements have become more restrictive, while the technology infrastructure necessary to meet these requirements has expanded greatly. Despite our strong desire to continue providing the Thawte Personal E-mail Certificate and Web of Trust services, the ever-expanding standards and technology requirements will outpace our ability to maintain these services at the high level of quality we require. As a result, Thawte Personal E-Mail Certificates and the Web of Trust will be discontinued on November 16, 2009 and will no longer be available after that date. … Customers with active Thawte Personal Email Certificates will be given the option to enroll for a free one year VeriSign Email Certificate. … After 16 November 2009, the system that supports Thawte Personal Email Certificates will shut down and as a result, active email Certificates and enrollments of email Certificates will no longer be available. … Your Thawte Personal Email Certificate will be revoked on 16 November 2009 on the same date that we stop offering Thawte Personal Email Certificates.“
VeriSign acquired Global Name Registry, which includes management of the .Name TLD; http://is.gd/3vlE
Gerrit Eicker 08:10 on 17. August 2010 Permalink |
Janrain: “How people prefer to sign-in to sites on the Web: 38% Google, 24% Facebook, 14% Yahoo, 5% Twitter, 5% Windows Live, 14% Other. … Overall relative popularity of each network has held steady during the past quarter. Google remains the most preferred network with nearly 40% share. Facebook continues to be a popular option, and Yahoo!’s share has grown slightly since April, with 14% preferring a Yahoo! account to sign-in. While Twitter’s popularity in the social web ecosystem continues to rise, it still remains the 4th most popular network for sign-in across our customers’ websites. … The story is different with media companies. On news media sites, Yahoo! is the leading choice for sign-in with 34% share. As a content-focused network, Yahoo! users proactively seek out news and timely content across the web, making it no surprise that the network performs well in this industry segment. Facebook and Google also maintain strong presences on news media sites. … For magazine publishers, Facebook comprises 57% share of all logins. Many magazine publishers focus on lifestyle and interests, a natural pairing with Facebook users who like to share their interests with friends. … A look across Europe shows that Facebook is the most popular network for sign-in, followed by Google and Twitter: 39% Facebook, 26% Google, 12% Twitter, 8% Windows Live, 7% Yahoo, 6% Hyves, 2% Other. … Preferred social networks for sharing: 53% Facebook, 37% Twitter, 8% Yahoo, 7% MySpace.“