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I'm using OpenId, and am providing buttons for all the usual suspects, but I'd like to be a little more scientific about it.

Are there any public stats regarding numbers of users for each provider?

UpTheCreek
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  • UpTheCreek, which API are you using? Are you using a guide? Which one? I'm looking to implement this on one of my sites shortly... – Ben Nov 18 '10 at 15:06
  • @webnet: I'm using DotNetOpenAuth. I pieced together info from different sources on the web - what platform are you using? – UpTheCreek Nov 18 '10 at 15:10

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Why are you "providing buttons for all the usual suspects" ?!

One of the main reasons for OpenID is to avoid the NASCAR problem (which requires buttons for all the usual suspects).

One OpenID button should be enough.

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    Heh, that's lovely in theory - but this is not realistic. Show me one successful site that does this. – UpTheCreek Nov 23 '10 at 18:21
  • Yeah ok, but you've still got the OpenId, Facebook, Twitter options there (which aren't open id - but how many normal users realise that?). In any case, this 'answer' would be better suited as a comment, as it does not attempt to answer the question asked. – UpTheCreek Nov 24 '10 at 08:17
  • Also, take a look at the login UI examples gallery on the official OpenId site - it seems they endorse multiple buttons: http://wiki.openid.net/w/page/25453698/Gallery – UpTheCreek Nov 27 '10 at 09:22
  • The question was about providing buttons "for all the usual [OpenID]-suspects". My answer essentially is: please do not do that. I do not object to additional buttons for non-OpenID accounts. – Andreas Kuckartz Apr 29 '11 at 10:46