One of the most frequent responses we have received following the launch of Relevenz is that many people are reluctant to use their Facebook credentials to sign-in to the service.
This is a surprising result, given the rapid adoption of the "Sign in with Facebook" button across the Web. The main reason given seems to be a lack of trust in what applications can do once you give them permission and a distrust of Facebook itself.
I posted the question to the Lean Startup Circle (in Google Groups) to see if this was a common problem. It turns out that several other site owners have experienced the same result.
In addition, I asked a question on Facebook on the same topic. The majority of respondents indicated a preference for creating their own accounts on other sites.
As a result, support for native accounts has jumped to the top of the list for the next MVP of Relevenz.
What's your view? Ok with signing in or prefer to have your own account?
What's your view? Ok with signing in or prefer to have your own account?
[UPDATE 16th May]
Thanks to everyone who posted their comments to this post. Unfortunately, the recent outage at Blogger seems to have done away with them.
One point though on implementing this: Make sure that you ask your Customers if this is what they want. Your audience for your product may have a completely different opinion than mine.
Thanks to everyone who posted their comments to this post. Unfortunately, the recent outage at Blogger seems to have done away with them.
One point though on implementing this: Make sure that you ask your Customers if this is what they want. Your audience for your product may have a completely different opinion than mine.
Have any thoughts on this or any other aspect of Relevenz? Leave a comment below or email us at info@relevenz.com.
1 comment:
That really is surprising. We've been considering implementing Facebook sign-in on our site, but this observation might postpone it further. Thanks for the insights!
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