Passport vs OpenID vs Facebook Connect

My post yesterday on Facebook Connect raised a few eyebrows. I had a few discussions with people and a comparison of consumer identity solutions past and present may provide some context. (I have excluded InfoCards as I see them as a strong, enterprise grade solution that is currently too heavy for general consumer use.) Passport Microsoft rolled [...]

Facebook Connect - fatal blow for OpenID?

At F8 today, Facebook rolled out their Friend Connect platform. With a small amount of code, other sites can integrate the Facebook identity system into their site. The keynote reminded me of early days of Microsoft as they rallied developers to build on their platform by explaining how the platform can help them and being [...]