Re:I've Noticed a Major Flaw with Viral Coming Soon Pages
by movingahead on Saturday July 23, 2011 @10:15AM
(#2796951)
I don't think there is any point in asking users to connect their FB/Twitter accounts at the pre-launch stage because it will make users uncomfortable in sharing their social media details with a site that they have not tested and know little about.
Re:I've Noticed a Major Flaw with Viral Coming Soon Pages
by systemizer on Saturday July 23, 2011 @02:56PM
(#2797522)
Again theoretical: you need to look at the bigger picture. If Facebook was a login service for startups, then ideally startups would have access to the social graph that facebook gives (via their api or a subscription service). So, if you get someone to connect to your new beta with a "connect with facebook" then you get a better idea of the demographic that you're dealing with.
Why? Like the article states, people don't like giving out their email address. Why reinvent the login interface millions of times when you can just use one. Google, Facebook, Twitter (etc etc) already provide those interfaces, so use them!! Hell, I've turned away from betas just because their sign up form is too annoying.