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Open Identity Standards

August 31st, 2005 · No Comments

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Social Software post about Flickr and Yahoo supporting open identity standards.

My old roomate use to work for Sherry Turkle, who nails why Flickr users are upset at being lumped in with Yahoo members. Part of the Flickr draw was that it is a small group (well smaller than Yahoo at least) who identified with each other. Now that Flickr is being institutionalized as a Yahoo Property, Flickr members are sounding off.

Date warehouses like Match and Yahoo have always had the feeling of a big-box retailer, although Yahoo Premium is an attempt to create a VIP level of service at a higher price point.

Expect to see more dating sites adding VIP areas with more pay-to-use features as a way to differentiate. I have yet to see a vendor offering VIP services in a bundle, which is something I have advocated at ProfileDoctor since the beginning.

Side node: I’ve merged the Identity and Safety categories because there is so much overlap. I’ll be using tags to further identify posts. Soon enough there will be tag search here for you to peruse similar posts.

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