Episode 21: "Facebook Connect vs. OpenID?"

John and Joseph tackle the question of "Facebook Connect vs. OpenID?" in an episode recorded yesterday, December 4, 2008, the day that Facebook Connect and Google Friend Connect were made available to all. A few hours later, in a related blogpost, John goes on to declare that the day marks "the birth of the Social Web".

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Links related to this episode:

• Brad Stone's piece in the New York Times: Facebook Aims to Extend Its Reach Across the Web
• Michael Calore's piece on Wired.com, which inspired this episode: As Facebook Connect Expands, OpenID's Challenges Grow
• A post by John McCrea that Wired calls "essential reading": Birth of the Social Web: Facebook Connect and Google Friend Connect Now Available to All
• Open Stack event scheduled for December 19: Learning About the Open Stack for the Social Web