“Here are the slides from our DIDW presentation on ‘Identity enabling Web Services‘.The use cases revolving around browser-SSO are getting a lot more clear and straightforward. And hence the discussions around ‘API/Web Services’ access seems like the next logical step. Enterprises are slowly but steadily moving towards the ‘Service Oriented Architecture’. And more companies are entering the Consumer and/or SaaS space storing user’s data in the cloud; which brings the implicit requirement of enabling access to the data via an API.”

“According to a tip from one of our readers, Yahoo is planning to open up its services even wider and allow users to sign in without having to use a Yahoo ID.”

“In most forums (and I use the term in the broadest way) an anonymous comment is taken with a weight that is close to zero. That doesn’t mean that it will be ignored, it just means that the requirement for providing supporting evidence or of having a special insight and explaining it is much greater.”

“If you haven’t heard of Twitter yet — or, if you’re wondering, “Why would anyone ever want to Twitter?” — you’re probably, well, not young. I received quizzical looks from some friends in my age group when I mentioned it. And, invariably, after explaining what Twitter was and why it was important, I got the same response, “I just don’t get it.” Then I asked several of my new (18-to-24-year-old) Facebook friends why they found Twitter appealing. Their responses ranged from “It’s a great way to broadcast your stream of consciousness” to “It’s a more effective way of communicating with several people at once.” But these answers still beg the original question: why would you ever want to Twitter in the first place?”