With 2009 drawing to a close, experts have been publishing their trends and predictions for social media in 2010. One
common prediction is that an individual’s social media experience will continue to become more cohesive. One tool already leading the charge in this area is OpenID. With an OpenID, the user can log into many sites with the same credentials, instead of having to remember different passwords and usernames across a multitude of sites. Several sites are already using OpenID, and users who already have accounts have the abillity to use this OpenID in other locations. If you have an account with Google, Yahoo!, Facebook, Flickr, MySpace, WordPress, or several others, a quick 4-step tutorial will allow your name and password to function on each of these sites.