I am really excited about this idea because I have multiple user names and logins, and unless I rely on Firefox’s password memory functions, I tend to forget which is which. Is my del.icio.us user name jeremydavid or wowjeremydaivd? Or is that my reddit account? I often forget. What irritates me even more is when I try to sign up for a new service only to find out jeremydavid is already taken, and I have to think of yet another login name. Open ID has the potential to solve all of these dilemmas. Fantastic.

Another positive aspect of this services is that there is no central company governing the IDs; there is no corporate gatekeeper of a super secret database that companies have to buy licenses for. It is open sourced and decentralized, meaning anyone from anywhere can use Open ID for free. Many companies are adopting this (AOL and Digg to name a few), and I am really excited to see how this evolves. I have a feeling this will be the next big thing on the Internet. Lets see if I am correct.