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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. 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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  4. 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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