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Re: Is Twitter Killing Blog Comments?

ileane — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:39:16 -0000

Danny,

I recommend that you join the Blog Engage community over at blogengage.com

The bloggers will comment on your posts, comment on the post listing at blog engage AND tweet you and retweet you until....

Since I joined last month, I've received a constant stream of valuable comments and interesting exchanging of information. Let me know if you need any assistance.

Thanks for sharing.
@Ileane
.-= ileane´s most recent blog post ...Blog Engage Activity for Ms. Ileane Speaks in November =-.

Re: Is Twitter Killing Blog Comments?

Tatyana Gann — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:54:00 -0000

I really enjoyed your blog post. about Twitter and Blogs. I know we as bloggers, writers, connectors want to express our thoughts and 140 characters is like an appetizer and our personal blogs are main entrees...

I like the feature of disqus by the way.. Thanks for sharing Very cool...

Tatyana Gann

Re: Is Twitter Killing Blog Comments?

Tatyana Gann — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:54:49 -0000

I like the feature of disqus by the way.. Thanks for sharing Very cool...

Tatyana Gann

Re: Is Twitter Killing Blog Comments?

tweetpoints.com — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:58:43 -0000

I&#39m glad you shared your plugin as I am looking for a solution where I can tweetback not just the blog, but the comment I made on the blog to my twitter followers. I will check out Posterous as suggested by Danny Brown!

Re: Is Twitter Killing Blog Comments?

tweetpoints.com — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:58:43 -0000

I'm glad you shared your plugin as I am looking for a solution where I can tweetback not just the blog, but the comment I made on the blog to my twitter followers. I will check out Posterous as suggested by Danny Brown!

Re: Is Twitter Killing Blog Comments?

Danny Brown — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:01:00 -0000

Agreed, Eva, the connection is the most important part. The conversation area is nice but the connection is the real deal - thanks for reminding. :)

Re: Is Twitter Killing Blog Comments?

Eva — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:49:00 -0000

Just passing to say its always lovely to tweet you & yes tweeters rarely have time/make effort to comment ; )

As long as they connect somewhere in the ethereal pathways isnt that all that matters?

Have a great day, Danny.

Re: Is Twitter Killing Blog Comments?

Danny Brown — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 13:01:23 -0000

Agreed, Eva, the connection is the most important part. The conversation area is nice but the connection is the real deal - thanks for reminding. :)

Re: Is Twitter Killing Blog Comments?

Eva — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:49:29 -0000

Just passing to say its always lovely to tweet you & yes tweeters rarely have time/make effort to comment ; )
As long as they connect somewhere in the ethereal pathways isnt that all that matters?
Have a great day, Danny.

Re: Is Twitter Killing Blog Comments?

Danny Brown — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:48:00 -0000

I wonder if it'd be an idea to have a book reading-type convo about a blog post on Twitter? Use a hashtag to separate the chat, and then discuss the points raised in the post? Of course, this would still have discussion taking place away from the post itself (unless you could drop in the chat results using a plugin), but may keep it less fractured?

Re: Is Twitter Killing Blog Comments?

Danny Brown — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:48:35 -0000

Re: Is Twitter Killing Blog Comments?

Carol Flammer — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:06:00 -0000

Blogs provide a valuable platform for others to engage in the conversation and follow it easily without jumping between Twitter profiles or chasing a hashtag. Twitter is definitely the hottest cocktail party in town, but the blog is the foundation from which a strong social media program is built.

Re: Is Twitter Killing Blog Comments?

Joshua Dorkin — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:02:00 -0000

Danny -

I definitely think Twitter is killing blog comments. While I certainly see a fair amount of retweets to our blog posts, I've seen an absolute decline in comments over the past months. Those people I've asked have said it is just easier to ReTweet than it is to put an ounce of effort in some thoughtful comments. While there are certainly people still commenting, I think that people seem to find it easier to share a post, rather than to comment.

Re: Is Twitter Killing Blog Comments?

Carol Morgan — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:06:49 -0000

Re: Is Twitter Killing Blog Comments?

Joshua Dorkin — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:02:36 -0000

Danny -
I definitely think Twitter is killing blog comments. While I certainly see a fair amount of retweets to our blog posts, I've seen an absolute decline in comments over the past months. Those people I've asked have said it is just easier to ReTweet than it is to put an ounce of effort in some thoughtful comments. While there are certainly people still commenting, I think that people seem to find it easier to share a post, rather than to comment.

Re: Is Twitter Killing Blog Comments?

Danny Brown — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:16:00 -0000

I wonder if the Facebook API would let it cross-connect though, Valerie. Like you say, obviously it's a closed system compared to Twitter, but say you synced the Facebook Connect option on your account. Then, anytime you comment on a blog, you can have it crossed over to your Facebook wall or notes, and continue the conversation that way?

Re: Is Twitter Killing Blog Comments?

Danny Brown — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:16:54 -0000

Re: Is Twitter Killing Blog Comments?

valeriesimon — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:07:00 -0000

Love the idea of a system that aggregates content! Brilliant! Though it probably could only work with open forums (Twitter, public forums on LinkedIn, etc) rather than private forums like Facebook. I've been on a bit of a vacation the last few days, visiting some of my favorite websites via guest post. And I've been reflecting on this post more and more. The posts have prompted some great feedback and conversations on Facebook, within LinkedIn groups and on Twitter, but the fragmented conversation is frustrating and leaves me feeling as the complete story was never told...

Re: Is Twitter Killing Blog Comments?

valeriesimon — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:07:07 -0000

Re: Is Twitter Killing Blog Comments?

frank barry — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:28:00 -0000

Yea, big things are happening in that world so it's going to be cool to see what happens over the next year or so. Maybe Facebook will open up some more and we'll start seeing 'reactions' from that space.

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Re: Is Twitter Killing Blog Comments?

Danny Brown — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:58:00 -0000

Disqus is definitely going the right way as far as integrating social comments as well as traditional ones, especially now they have the BackType guys onboard. Interesting that Adam mentions js-kit and Chat Catcher; two options I've tried before here, neither which worked well (for me, personally, not to say they're not right for someone else).

js-kit are trying with their new Echo system, but again that seems a lot of noise for no reason. The Smashing Magazine is a good example, with the tabbing option. Here's to the first truly interconnected comments system that makes a sense of everything.

Re: Is Twitter Killing Blog Comments?

frank barry — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:28:04 -0000

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Re: Is Twitter Killing Blog Comments?

Danny Brown — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:58:43 -0000

Re: Is Twitter Killing Blog Comments?

frank barry — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:35:00 -0000

oh, and Google reader comments throws a whole new twist on all this.

Check out this post for some additional thoughts: http://thefuturebuzz.com/20...

http://twitter.com/franswaa

Re: Is Twitter Killing Blog Comments?

frank barry — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:29:00 -0000

Twitter is easy. Commenting takes time. DISQUS is helping to tie it all together.

My personal take is that i try to comment on blogs i follow regularly as much as i can. i don't always do a good job of it, but i try. i know bloggers want comments and that taking the time to connect with them on their blog mean a lot. it's important to do.

On the Twitter note ... it drives traffic like no other so if i really enjoy something i'm going to Tweet and Comment - that's the right thing to do. It takes time, but that's the way you can bring the most benefit to the blogger. Hands down.

http://twitter.com/franswaa