Don’t comment. Disqus

Don’t comment. Disqus

Posted by Andy
June 17, 2008

image thumb3 Dont comment. Disqus The TechBurgh blog has joined the network of more than 4,000 blogs using the Disqus Comment system.

While going through my Podcasts today I happened across the latest WallStrip Podcast. WallStrip is the only Finance-type Podcast I check out regularly.
The lovely Julie Alexandria interviewed Daniel Han, Co-founder of the Disqus Comment system. 
What a great idea!!

Here’s how Disqus puts it:

Disqus makes your comments more interactive for readers and easier to manage for you — all while connecting your community with other blogs.

And we all know that we can’t get enough help drumming up comments on the TechBurgh blog :-p

It really is great. It’s free first of all. You sign up and install the plugin into your (Wordpress or other) blog. Activate it. Put in your Disqus URL ( http://techburgh.disqus.com ) and off you go!

Not a lot changes. It takes the Wordpress comments box and replaces it with it’s own.
I chose to replace only posts where there are no comments, so all previous comments will remain and new posts will be Disqus’d.

Through the Disqus system you can register when commenting and gain (or loose) popularity as you comment through other commenters voting you up or down (Digg style).
Also, you comment centrally too and others in other parts of Disqus can see what you’re commenting on and comment on it too – making it more than a comment and more a discussion for every post. Consider it spreading your comments around.

As a Disqus user you are given your own page to show what you’re commenting on within the system ( http://disqus.com/people/itpittsburgh/ ) you can follow other Disqus users too.

You can have Disqus manage trackbacks and set up different moderation settings and different moderators right in the Disqus web site as well as approve or deny comments should you choose to.

There is a widget too that you can quickly install to show your top commenters.

Oh, you don’t have to register to comment either. You can post ‘unverified’.

In all it’s a great system and I’m happy to have it on the blog.

See more at Disqus.com and let us know if you sign up.

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  • thank you for the post, try to sign up disqus
  • Thank you for the post, it's quite interesting one for sure.

    Debra
  • luwinski
    I am very interested. I have everything ready, and would very much appreciate it.Thanks a lot for sharing........
  • What's cool about Disqus is that it makes it painlessly easy to comment, and does a good job at blocking spam.
  • darekjones
    I like commenting using DISQUS. But I am really confused about the. Like, what would would happen to the comments, when Disqus won't be providing the service anymore? Any idea?

    Darek from Free ad web service
  • Excellent blog, thanks for the share. I'll be a regular viewer
  • I STRONGLY recommend your post to EVERYONE
  • Yups !
    Disqus ..................................... more with new features.
  • terikim01
    i think DISQUS commenting system is nice. and i'm planning to use it, i'm not good at it though :)
  • Hi, nice post. I have been wondering about this issue,so thanks for writing. I will certainly be subscribing to your posts.
  • johnjonatan
    Hi...Your post really got me thinking man..... an intelligent piece ,I must say.
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  • I agree with what you have to say.....
  • I've been using Disqus for a few months on my site now and I'm enjoying it. Great to see this new addition.
  • Joe
    I give Disqus an A+
  • jaampool
    I love Disqus we can get a lot of benefit here and it can help us.
  • Great info I really appreciate all the information.
  • Hey there, Just came across your blog and liked what I read, just keep posting like this,you totally rock, keep up the great work!
  • yes i liked the post and i will sign up to disqus let you know if i like it
  • Very nice and analytic post. Thank you
  • Pemilu2009
    nice article, I really like it
  • This is my first visit to your site and have already started liking it, just keep posts like these coming! thanks.
  • forexguide
    i like it
  • about what you've said here "you can follow other Disqus users" these means its not only for comment purposes but also like a social networking? having our own page am i right?
  • I honestly loved disqus commenting, I mean no more botheration to type that irritating captcha and comments are threaded, so I personally like disqus!
  • i like it
  • well ,the tool is grat, i'm using its now .thanks
  • hi im han,
    Please mintain such a good post, I like the concept about disqus,
    go disqus!
  • Well I'm planning to use disqus but I'm not certain yet. Does it have an option to disable comments on a particular post or not.
    Many of my posts are merely album reviews and it doesn't gain any comments. That's why I don't want comment link on those posts. (cuz you know that ZERO COMMENTS link is a pain in the neck)
  • I'm not sure about disabling it on a particular post - I guess you could just turn off commenting on the post like you normally could/would.

    Yeah, just turn off commenting on the post :)

    I really like Disqus though - central, simple administration, it generates a lot of traffic too.
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