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[ NNSquad ] L.A. Times "Pushing" Facebook Accounts
The L.A. Times appears to be phasing out their own user logins for
"full access," newsletters, and the like, and is obviously
transitioning to a "social experience" modality -- whether their
readers want to be social or not, apparently.
While my existing L.A. Times account of many years standing may (not
confirmed) still give access to all normal sections of the
publication, it doesn't appear possible (as far as I can tell right
now) to access the account profiles for newsletters without using one
of the Times' associated "social account partners" (my wording, not
theirs). And while I have not received such a notice, I've gotten a
report of an L.A. Times reader notified that his existing Times account
was expiring and that he'd have to use a social partner account
going forward.
The "partners" whose accounts can be used for this purpose are
(in order displayed):
Facebook Google Yahoo!
AOL twitter myspace
There is also this interesting text on the registration linkage
page, suggesting a particularly cozy relationship with Facebook:
Don't have an account with one of these providers? Don't worry, let
us help get the ball rolling by signing up for a Facebook account.
It's easy, just select the sign up link to get started. Get Signed
up Today! [Links to:
http://facebook.com/r.php?app_id=358764946107&locale=en_US ]
--Lauren--
NNSquad Moderator