Social login buttons aren't worth it

Re:Social login buttons aren't worth it by henriks on Friday May 17, 2013 @03:25AM (#5723102)

When Spotify launched in the US, they disabled signups through their in-house authentication system and required that new accounts be created through the Facebook login. I never quite understood this, since I have a strong aversion to paying actual money for anything associated with my facebook account.. Thankfully they kept the old login system around for existing users (and they've since re-enabled sign-ups through it.)

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Re:Social login buttons aren't worth it by sesqu on Friday May 17, 2013 @04:36AM (#5723268)

They were heavily pushing the social streaming aspect, and admitted to as much. Letting other people know who you are listening to is a longstanding tradition, and worth good money to Spotify (who never raked it in to begin with).

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Re:Social login buttons aren't worth it by henriks on Friday May 17, 2013 @07:55AM (#5723734)

I get that, but between the opt-out popups trying to trick you into broadcasting stuff on facebook and disabling signups for the old login system it got to be a bit much.

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