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most people I know don't use it. Top 3 reasons seem to be:

a) Fear of giving away the login info to third party sites b) Privacy concerns, with every account on the internet being linked to them c) Too used to quickly register with BS info(name: AA), so they don't feel like they should bother with FC

Actually if I think about it...I don't think I've ever heard anyone praise Facebook Connect.

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One thing I really like about the idea of Facebook Connect is that I don't have to manage multiple accounts. I usually only register an account on a website if I can see myself using it semi-regularly. That said, like you mentioned, I don't like having it tied to my real name, and Facebook account, so I've never used it. So if I want access to the member's area I usually just check bugmenot.com to see if they have account info.

So I guess what I'm saying is that if you want an open id system on your site, FC would be good because it has such a large userbase. On the other hand I don't know many people that use any open id system, so integrating with FC might be a waste of time.

thanks for that, agree with u actually there is a class of user who would be put off by FC on a site. So we would only offer it as an option, in addition to our current account system, not the only choice..

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