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Answers.com Now Only With Facebook and Own Login

Posted by timothy on from the you-haff-been-assimilated dept.

CptnHarlock writes "Today the registered users of Answers.com received an email informing them that the site has ended support for Yahoo, Twitter, Google, or LinkedIn as a way to sign into their site. Facebook is the sole external way left to log in. A local login and password were generated and sent by email and the old (non-Facebook) logins deactivated. Score another one for Facebook.com in the login consolidation wars."

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  1. Re:Reeeaaal smart by Kenja · · Score: 3, Insightful

    No, the reason is money. Facebook gives them cash, they do stupid things in exchange. Facebook then hopes to get more information to sell, I mean more users.

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  2. It's a content farm by Animats · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Answers.com is an ad-heavy content farm. Why would anyone want a login there?

  3. Re:Reeeaaal smart by RazzleFrog · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Facebook is far more entrenched in a more diverse population than MySpace or Geocities every were. It will likely be a while before it is replaced - longer than the terms of this contract at least.

  4. another one on the list by iceaxe · · Score: 4, Insightful

    OK, so answers.com goes on the list of sites I will continue to not use.

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  5. Re:Reeeaaal smart by cayenne8 · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Well...hoping this isn't a trend for too many sites...as that I don't have now, nor do I ever intend to have a FB account.

    That being said, as long as they have their own login too, that's cool....I'd just use that.

    But, if I site goes FB logon only, that'll be the end of my use of it. I'd have a hard time thinking any site would limit themselves to only FB members....while FB does indeed have a huge membership, they aren't 100%....and as a business owner, I'd not like to risk losing anyone as a potential customer.

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  6. Misleading summary by JazzHarper · · Score: 1, Insightful

    The summary states that all non-Facebook logins have been deactivated.
    That is not true. One does not need a Facebook account to log into Answers.com.

  7. Re:Reeeaaal smart by Raenex · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Except having worked with things like this, i know that facebook does no such thing.

    "Worked" in what capacity? Do you have an insiders view of the business deals that goes on in Facebook, as in do you actually work for Facebook?

    Facebook gives you nothing at all in return for using their services.

    Then why would it benefit Answers.com to exclusively rely on Facebook? Such exclusivity is often driven by bribes, err, business relationships.