As more and more things are being done online, the challenge is to constantly keep updated on multitudes of websites that each requires separate login. PageOnce.com seeks to eliminate this problem by putting your communication, utilities, social networks, shopping and even finance all in one screen for you to easily refer to. The result is a very NetVibes-like site where you can add different accounts: it ranges from e-mail (such as Hotmail, Gmail), social networks (Facebook, LinkedIn…), airline rewards programs (Air Canada, American Airlines…), finance (chequing accounts, credit cards…) to even utilities such as telecommunications and home electricity.
Adding accounts is incredibly easy as long as you’ve set up internet access with the providers. Once it is all done, you will get one page At Once listing every account, or you can choose sub-pages such as Social and Fun, and Travel. Interface is sleek, very easy to use and it serves a great purpose. The only downside is that you can’t edit from the page. For example, for you to delete an e-mail from your Hotmail account, you need to login to Hotmail to do so. As more providers are added, it will surely prove to be an useful tool to simplify your life online.
PageOnce.com is currently in private beta.
Mostly travel agents are a pro at getting hotel reservations at the last moment. Not only that but they manage to get the best hotel rooms.
July 30th, 2008 at 9:23 pm
[...] “Adding accounts is incredibly easy as long as you’ve set up internet access with the providers. Interface is sleek, very easy to use and it serves a great purpose.” (Aramation) [...]
August 7th, 2008 at 3:37 pm
[...] PageOnce is an incredibly useful aggregator that’s available for free. What it does is it remembers your login information to various websites, ranging from e-mail such as Live Hotmail, utilities such as your cell phone provider and social networks. It can even keep track of pesky information such as your frequent flyer mileage, Starbucks cash card balance and your YouTube profile. [...]
August 25th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
I looked at it. I see
I have to ask, If it’s too good to be real, it’s likely not. I am in the Web/Application Biz. And I would wonder how I could secure all this. The suspicious side of me is, Why has no one else done this? How can they do it so easily for free.
I have to wonder.
September 12th, 2008 at 10:29 am
I wouldn’t trust it. I work in IT and can tell you that all the technologies used to convey authentication from one site to another are vulnerable to man-in-the-middle attacks. This includes the popular Liberty Alliance approach and its underlying technology SAML. I’m not sure what technology their using, but I’d like to know if it could survive this attach:
I set up a DNS server in a wireless hotspot (say starbucks) and I redirect all traffic going to PageOnce to a dummy site that looks identical to PageOnce, but is hosted on my laptop. When the individual logs on, I capture their credentials and use them to log myself onto the PageOnce site. I also sent a response back to the individual stating that the PageOnce site is experiencing technical problems, please try again in 30min. Once I’ve log on to the PageOnce site using the individuals credential, I have access to all the account they’ve register. Maybe I transfer their bank balance to my Swiss Bank account?
I really don’t know if this would work, but I have a strong suspicion that it would. Single sign approaches trade user convenience for security. And, everything I’ve seen is vulnerable to man–in-the -middle attacks.