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FreeYourID is a new web service that allows users to register a personal .name domain name which in turn can be used as an OpenID identifier, website URL and email host. Your domain name will be in the format of first.last.name and it will become your lifelong focal point for your identity online. You will no longer need a different password for each service you use, and when you sign up for new websites, you will no longer need to fill in all the same details, over and over again.

Your .name email address is a lifelong email address that is memorable, attractive and personal. Give it to your friends and family and impress them with the fact that you will never need to change it again. They will always reach you on the same, personal address, no whether you use Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail, your ISP or any other email host.

The domain can then be directed to a website, host email aliases or more interestingly, be used as login credentials for services that support OpenID. With an OpenID, your identity online just became yours to control.

You’ll get a 90 days free trial, after which it will cost $10.95/year.