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What every blogger should be using

Started by Dave Delaney · 1 year ago

I am really excited about Disqus.

It’s safe to say that the majority of bloggers and podcasters get blown away with excitement when we receive comments. A comment is a true way of knowing without any doubt that someone is reading or listening to you. A blogger need not understand anything about monitoring traffic and analytics […]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ ... Continue reading »

16 comments

  • LakeNeuron

    1 year ago

    OK, you sold me. I'll try it.
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  • Dave Delaney

    1 year ago

    Thanks buddy.
    Let me know what you think. I'd love to hear your thoughts.

    Cheers,
    Dave
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  • xtn

    1 year ago

    So... basically the system Livejournal (and code-offspring) has had for I don't know how many years?...

    I honestly never understood why one can't build threads of comments and have email notifications of replies to our comments in other people posts in more places - I was surprised when Blogger started doing notifications. It's quite simply one of the best ways to increase interactivity and that feeling of community...
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  • Dave Delaney

    1 year ago

    Hi xtn:
    Thanks for your comment.
    I've never really used LiveJournal very much, regardless, I think Disqus
    certainly looks promising.

    Let me know what you think.
    Cheers,
    Dave
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  • Kate O'

    1 year ago

    That's pretty much the reaction I had, too. :) I've always enjoyed that sense of interaction and, I don't know, centeredness that has seemed to be more or less exclusive to LiveJournal because of several things, commenting style being one of them.
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  • Dave Delaney

    1 year ago

    Hey Kate. Thanks for the comment. I'm thinking if this works well it will be huge for bloggers, but also folks who leave comments. I'm excited about the idea that people can interact and that new conversations can stem from a single comment.

    Cheers,
    Dave
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  • Gavin

    1 year ago

    Hi Dave,

    I've never really entered the world of blogging, before now. I'm currently rebuiliding the website for a band I work with and we want to heavily incorporate a blog feature into the new site. You seem to know a LOT about this stuff (as always!) so I'll try to keep an eye on your blog world for inspiration and direction.

    All the best to you and the family,
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  • Dave Delaney

    1 year ago

    Thanks Gavin. Let me know if I can help you. Check out Jay Moonah's
    Digital Music Marketing podcast too.






    Cheers,
    Dave / www.davemadethat.com
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  • Drew Beatty

    1 year ago

    All right, you seem pretty convinced, and hey, I'll try anything once!
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  • Dave Delaney

    1 year ago

    Let me know what you think Drew.

    Cheers,
    Dave / www.davemadethat.com
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  • TDavid

    1 year ago

    Disagree with the "every blogger" label as it sounds lemmingesq to me. I like some of what Disqus is doing, but what if Disqus goes under or gets bought and shelved by a bigger fish? What happens to your comments then? I hope they continue to develop their API so one could use their system and yet backup all comments to future proof their service.
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  • Dave Delaney

    1 year ago

    HI David. There's an export function in Disqus. Like LinkedIn, I'm making a habit of d/l my content every so often.

    I understand your concern though, it's a valid one. I thought about that too. It's worth listening to the interview on Net@Nite for a better understanding: http://twit.tv/natn53

    Cheers,
    Dave
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  • TDavid

    1 year ago

    Hey Ave, who is David?
    reply
  • Dave Delaney

    1 year ago

    I meant to type TDavid. :-)
    reply
  • joe commenter

    1 year ago

    Dave,

    Aren't you concerned about issues like a comment replacement site going down (like it apparently already has for you at least once)? What about ownership, SEO and other implications of comment replacement? Aren't there solutions which provide the desired functionality without having to replace you comment system?
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  • Dave Delaney

    1 year ago

    It didn't go down for me, it was my own user error which the co-founder
    (Daniel) helped me fix pretty quickly. I first heard about Disqus on
    Net@Nite. It's worth a listen: http://twit.tv/natn53. You can also export
    your comments, which I recommend doing from time to time.

    People like Leo Laporte and Dave Winer are using Disqus too, I trust them.

    Cheers,
    Dave
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