I know there was some talk of 'lite/light' accounts that might be authorised by a Twitter/FB/Google account, but eventually people need to understand keys. Once you set up Keychain it's mostly easy.
There's the technical aspects and then the 'what is acceptable' side. Hivewatchers need to make people welcome rather than scaring them off.
Can this be implemented in Peakd? It would be a start I think.
Yes, I am aware of @hivewatchers, and that's why I stuck my foot in early. She is already verified.