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by RoyceFullerton 5622 days ago
But now you can go ahead and use it so it's all good.
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andrewingram 5622 days ago
To be honest, I still don't like it. But now I'm limited to my aversion to depending on Facebook for making sign up possible.
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knaox 5622 days ago
With something like 1 in 3 North Americans who use Facebook, creating this ease of use can really make the difference between engagement and not.

It's definitely important to put the user first, especially if you're running a business and looking for conversions.

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andrewingram 5622 days ago
I always try to put the user, I never knowingly put my own agenda ahead of the user's needs.

I'm using the Facebook Login button rather than the registration form (I have a non-facebook registration process too), for a couple of reasons:

1. It's faster for Facebook users. 2. Assuming they actually read it, Facebook Login makes it clear to the user what level of access I'm getting. The Registration Plugin provides no indication what permissions they're handing over - it's more than the default access. The site is given an oauth token, but no indication what this token can do.

I could be completely missing the point of the Registration Plugin of course, but I spent a little while implementing it, then realised that I didn't need any of what it provided and just used the Login button.

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knaox 5622 days ago
Good points. I think the idea of setting up registration for another site on your own site is sort of defeating the purpose. I'm sure everyone browsing the web as heard of Facebook, do they have an account? Likely.

It'll be interesting to see how Twitter progresses as a connecting tool. Obviously Facebook is superior as far as numbers go, but I don't think we'll ever see one agreed upon way to connect users to sites. Facebook just seems to make the most sense at this point.

It would be nice to see some additional social aspects we could use to add to site engagement. Liking and tweeting is one thing, but what about onsite functionality? OneTrueFan is a digital check in - is that what's next?

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