What are the pros (and cons) of using “Sign in with Twitter/Facebook” for a new website?
- by Paul D. Waite
Myself and a friend are looking to launch a little forum site. I’m considering using the “Sign in with Facebook/Twitter” APIs, possibly exclusively (a la e.g. Lanyrd), for user login. I haven’t used either of these before, nor run a site with user logins at all.
What are the pros (and cons) of these APIs? Specifically:
What benefits do I get as…