bugmenot.com
Intended Audience
People surfing the web who, for whatever reason, don't want to create their own login for websites that want you to login, viz. The New York Times.
Usefulness of Content
I've had all success with bugmenot. What you do is, when you come across a site that wants you to log in before reading its content--usually a news agency of some sort--you go to bugmenot and give them the URL of the offending site. Then you hit "Get Logins," and ideally your results will be login names and passwords for you to try at the site. Like I said, I've had all success, but perhaps if you were trying to get into a really obscure site there might not be any logins yet. It's a collection that's created by its users, so bugmenot is just the repository, not the generating agent. That's why usernames you end up with for browsing the Times are fequently "whyohwhy" (my current one) or "bob72." Another great feature is that after you use a login you tell bugmenot whether or not it worked, so it keeps up-to-date stats about the success rate of each login.
Consistency of Design
Very simple, very consistent. Intuitive red-for-no and green-for-yes success buttons are a great idea.
Ease of Navigation
Also very simple and easy. The purpose of the site contributes greatly to this--it's only trying to accomplish one thing, so it's very simple. I love bugmenot.
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