OpenID may be the internet’s best kept secret, surprising given the decentralized single login system’s promises of greater security and convenience, two of the most powerful forces driving the growth of our virtual economy. Still, even with an increased rate of adoption of OpenID by more large and influential organizations than ever before, the bulk of the internet populace seems blissfully unaware of this new and exciting paradigm shift, which incidentally rests at the heart of what Vidoop is aiming to accomplish with its dual-factor user login technology.

Technology is nothing without user interest, and while it’s entirely possible to preach the idea of a single login to small groups of internet savvy users at a time, to do so would seem to slight the opportunities afforded by an already established and bustling online population.

To this end, CNET’s “Geek Gestalt” Daniel Terdiman recently posted an article highlighting a recent partnership between Blink 3d developer Pelican Crossing and technology giant IBM for an innovative web application called inDuality, which is designed to allow users to access a variety of popular online worlds like Second Life or Club Penguin through their web browser using their single OpenID, either from the proposed website or from within the virtual worlds themselves.

The project, which is still in the early stages of development, could potentially be just the sort of catalyst OpenID needs to garner not only mainstream appeal, but acceptance as well. Disney’s Club Penguin alone is one of the world’s most popular online destinations for kids, averaging 1.6 million unique users a month, and with both paid memberships and an online store this alone makes ideas such as Pelican and IBM’s unique web app a seemingly ideal fit for Vidoop’s two-factor user login and image grid, offering added security across multiple established online user communities simultaneously.