Comments on: Why Doesn’t Google Consolidate Login Procedures?

By: Curt Grymala

Curt Grymala — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:44:28 +0000

What’s worse is that you get the “Enter Analytics” button whether you’re logged in or not. Then, you either get sent to Analytics if you’re logged in, or a login form appears if you’re not. Why not just show the login form if you’re not logged in? Why do I have to click “Enter Analytics” and then login?

By: Memeza

Memeza — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 05:06:07 +0000

Microsoft sites are much worse. Live, Bing, Microsoft, Passport – you’ll see references to all their authentication products in half a dozen pages.

By: Allen Stern

Allen Stern — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:55:35 +0000

Thanks Bryce – can’t believe I left that one out!

By: Bryce

Bryce — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 06:19:10 +0000

You also should mention Google Analytics. It knows you’re logged in, yet you still have to click an “Enter Anayltics” button to actually go in.

By: Cory O'Brien

Cory O'Brien — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:00:18 +0000

I was thinking that same thing recently. It’s really a strange user experience to go from one Google site, where you’re logged in, to another, and to be asked by that second site to log in again. When you go back to the first though, you’re still logged in. I guess it helps with different levels of security that are required by each app, but it’s still frustrating, and something that I wish they would let you disable or bypass.

By: Acrylic Style

Acrylic Style — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:01:24 +0000

Some Google sites are actually using OpenID for logging in because they don’t run on the same architecture as most Google servers.

And others just require it for extra security.