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A comment on the question "When is Twitter going to get groups?" in Twitter:

These aren't "groups" in the usual sense though — they're really just like "saved searches" for a certain set of people. They don't allow other people to "join" the group — nor can members of the list message each other. They look like groups but really aren't anything like them. – Chris Messina, on October 30, 2009 17:00

Chris Messina replied on October 30, 2009 16:39 to the question "Is it correct to use open id Where Money transaction takes place?" in OpenID Foundation:

If you allow someone to use their email address to signup, sign in, or complete a transaction, then you should feel comfortable allowing people to use OpenID as part of the transaction.

An OpenID is just another way to identify your customer — that doesn't require them to create a new password.

A comment on the problem "FlightTrack Pro sending me alerts for trips I'm not on" in TripIt:

No problem. Thanks! – Chris Messina, on October 27, 2009 01:38

Chris Messina reported a problem in Spotify on October 25, 2009 04:26:

Artist overlap problem...

As it turns out, there are two artists, both by the name "Cartel". When playing one Cartel's albums, switching to the other artist is rather... well... incongruous. Perhaps you could separate their listings?

Cartel (artist): http://open.spotify.com/artist/6wQMF2...
Remove this: Cartel – The Throwback Album: http://open.spotify.com/album/4z17bFR...

Chris Messina set one of Chris Messina's replies as an official response to "Elgg.org now supports OpenID. Demand OpenID needs to be updated" in OpenID Foundation

Chris Messina replied on October 24, 2009 20:26 to the problem "Elgg.org now supports OpenID. Demand OpenID needs to be updated" in OpenID Foundation:

Fixed. Thanks!

Chris Messina reported a problem in TripIt on October 24, 2009 20:20:

FlightTrack Pro sending me alerts for trips I'm not on

It would seem that the trips of people that have added me to their inner circle are showing up in FlightTrack Pro's PUSH notifications/iPhone app. That is, I'm shown my *friends'* trips in FlightTrack Pro even though I'm not a traveler on them!

This seems like a serious problem — since I'm getting notifications that a flight I'm not even on is about to take off, causing me terrible anxiety! Ack! ;)

At the very least, some context is warranted: "David R.'s Flight XXX to Hawaii is ready for on-time departure." Etc.

A comment on the question "Can we make OAuth work from applications on mobile phones where there is no browser available?" in OAuth:

I'd be curious to know which specific approaches you'd recommend? – Chris Messina, on October 20, 2009 21:13

Chris Messina replied on October 20, 2009 00:11 to the problem "page not updating" in BarCamp:

We're looking into this with PBWorks.

Chris Messina replied on October 10, 2009 07:44 to the question "Why won't a site show my Google or Yahoo username?" in OpenID Foundation:

This is a privacy feature, actually. It also has more to do with the site you're signing in to than the Yahoo or Google providers.

A comment on the problem "Signing in with OpenID can result in a loss of your topic's details" in Get Satisfaction:

Hooray! This looks great! I did see one error when trying to login with Facebook Connect and associate my accounts:

– Chris Messina, on September 30, 2009 04:30

Chris Messina marked one of Thor Muller's replies in Get Satisfaction as useful. Thor Muller replied to the problem "Signing in with OpenID can result in a loss of your topic's details".

Chris Messina replied on September 17, 2009 20:21 to the problem "New lowercase "id" beta login issues?" in OpenID Foundation:

Hi silverton, we don't provide support for openid.org — that's a separate entity. Indeed, this is certainly confusing, but you'll need to follow up with OpenID.org's tech help.

A comment on the idea "OAuth Support" in atebits:

Indeed. Separating authentication from authorization is a big shift, and FWIW, I get @ashponders point that a desktop client can "get your password" if they want. But I think that's not the point. I think instead desktop app developers should think about taking as few permissions as possible to minimize risk and the potential to do damage... that is, if you're only going to read someone's stream, only ask for read privileges via the API. Otherwise, you become a target for potential abuse/malware. – Chris Messina, on September 16, 2009 20:14

Chris Messina replied on September 16, 2009 19:23 to the idea "OAuth Support" in atebits:

Here's one reason to use OAuth: if I change my password on Twitter.com (in my browser) Tweetie stops working. I suppose it could pop a dialog asking me to reauthenticate, but if it still had valid tokens, the app would continue to work. This goes for the iPhone app as well.

http://getsatisfaction.com/atebits/to...

Chris Drackett's reply to "OAuth Support" was just promoted to the most useful! Chris Messina and 2 other people think it's one of the best replies.

That post is in relation to the iPhone app, and this is something I understand (to a point, maybe flickr clients on the iPhone handle this UI quite well.)

However, on the desktop, the UI is much better:

1) open app.
2) click "authorize twitter" link
3) twitter opens in browser
4) click approve in new browser window
5) browser redirect back to the desktop app, which is now approved and working

Chris Messina started following the idea "OAuth Support" in atebits.

Chris Messina started following the problem "Use https instead of http for twitter.com" in atebits.

Chris Messina reported a problem in atebits on September 16, 2009 19:20:

Tweetie should use OAuth instead of passwords

If you change your password on Twitter.com, Tweetie stops working but doesn't explain why.

A comment on the question "How to integrate openid into my existing logging system?" in OpenID Foundation:

I see. Well, I would recommend using a library if you're not already. The one piece of documentation that I found was here:

http://openidenabled.com/files/python... – Chris Messina, on September 15, 2009 16:47