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Re: Review: Should You Use DISQUS Comment System? Maybe…

Jim Kelly — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:33:52 -0000

I'm not so sure about Disqus. I'm sort of liking Livefyre these days. Less of server load in my opinion. Disqus seems to take a while to load.

Re: Review: Should You Use DISQUS Comment System? Maybe…

Alex South — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:41:22 -0000

I have Disqus on my blog. I have had a few problems with it but it's fine now. It's nice to see people talking to each other with it. :)

Re: Review: Should You Use DISQUS Comment System? Maybe…

Martin — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 05:14:01 -0000

I have just added Disqus to my blog - I really like it..

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Marley_301 — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 18:29:05 -0000

What I like about Disqus is the look and feel of it. It really enhances the site and make it look more professional.

Re: Review: Should You Use DISQUS Comment System? Maybe…

glynnt01 — Wed, 26 May 2010 11:20:50 -0000

I really enjoy using Disqus on my website; all I want is for people to be able to comment on news articles, it does the job. I will agree though that it is not without its flaws.

Re: Review: Should You Use DISQUS Comment System? Maybe…

iKode — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 10:19:50 -0000

I see that you are using Disqus , so I can assume you are happy with it. I still have a few questions , but I will have to do some testing to answer them.

I like how the comment system behaves when you are logged into your Disqus account , I do not like it however if you are a guest. It almost seems intrusive for someone who wants to just leave a quick post.

As I have yet to install the plugin I would also like to know if the comments get stored locally as well as off site. As I manage my own server this is important. Im not a fan of having to log into a third party service to moderate my comments as well.

I found your site by searching for different commenting systems and noticed you had Disqus. I've been a behind the scene web app developer and finally getting into the "blog" scene and cant believe how much it has evolved.

So thanks for the writeup , I hope it will make my life easier!

Re: Review: Should You Use DISQUS Comment System? Maybe…

Michael A. Stelzner — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:12:55 -0000

Hey Ryan - Any time you leave a comment on any blog, your name and email are stored on third-party site.

Re: Review: Should You Use DISQUS Comment System? Maybe…

Ryan — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 01:04:28 -0000

I'm curious if you've gotten any negative comments from users on the site about having their info off-loaded to a third-party site. I guess it isn't very clear that Disqus is a third-party app for comments on a given site.

Personally, I would hate to not know that when leaving comments on a site, my name, website and email address are being stored by some third-party whose privacy policies are unknown and can change at any given time.

I wasn't a cynic till I saw the blatant abuse by Facebook and their constant privacy policy changes that made it harder and harder for users to retain some semblance of privacy on the site. Who knows that Disqus's policy will be a month or a year from now. I think I'd rather retain control over the comments on my site and also keep my visitors info private, which is something I'm sure they would appreciate.

Re: Review: Should You Use DISQUS Comment System? Maybe…

Bella Emery — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:08:53 -0000

Disqus has ability to import existing comments as well as export comments. I didn't lose any comments when I moved to Disqus..Disqus is really good stuff methinks!

Re: Review: Should You Use DISQUS Comment System? Maybe…

Bella Emery — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:08:26 -0000

Disqus work great with Facebook Love it. Disqus is much nicer and I can see all the comments I make in one place..

Re: Review: Should You Use DISQUS Comment System? Maybe…

Gabriella Palmer — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:07:56 -0000

Disqus comments are already among the most portable, enabling syndication through RSS, and into life-streaming applications of all sorts.

Re: Review: Should You Use DISQUS Comment System? Maybe…

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Re: Review: Should You Use DISQUS Comment System? Maybe…

Michael A. Stelzner — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:44:29 -0000

Angelina - As you can see I do use DISQUS on this blog. I have found the spam abilities to be very good. The only questions was social media comments. However, I think they have been addressed.

Re: Review: Should You Use DISQUS Comment System? Maybe…

Angelina Wang — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:48:30 -0000

Thank you so much for the review. :) I'd wanted to try out Disqus when I'd started setting up my blog. However, it looks as though the traditional WP commenting system will have to do for now as I'd like to spend as little time as possible on battling spam. :p

Re: Review: Should You Use DISQUS Comment System? Maybe…

MacPress — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 08:07:09 -0000

compare disqus to askimet what's better

Re: Review: Should You Use DISQUS Comment System? Maybe…

Simon Liew — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:17:53 -0000

As a commentator point of view, I would not register myself to Disqus as I can't promote my Web Blog. One of the reason we want to make comments to other Blog is to promote ourself.

Re: Review: Should You Use DISQUS Comment System? Maybe…

Acai Berries — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:14:20 -0000

DISQUS works out great on my blogs and it makes comment management and tarcking so much easier. I've also wondered how the owners make money from this. May be they'll start offering a premium service?

Re: Review: Should You Use DISQUS Comment System? Maybe…

Peter A — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 02:21:38 -0000

Cheers, V. Yup, a mystery to me anyway. No big deal. It would be cool to know what the plan is, (e.g. roughly drafted described Google's plan for its phone OS as "the whole please-use-Android so we can sell ads on your mobiles thing." Clear.

But in the meantime, if the Disqus system adds value people like me will use it. (And certainly, the email notification of replies like yours adds value, but isn't unique).

I find the thought of having to manually tag spam if I ever switch Disqus OFF a negative, and being a bit of a control freak, I worry at the reliance on a 3rd party server ... BUT I am soothed by some of the names on Disqus's 'client list' eg: Fake Steve Jobs, Scobleizer: pretty heavy hitters, it seems to me, with a lot of traffic... so it must be fairly reliable, surely (?) - P

Re: Review: Should You Use DISQUS Comment System? Maybe…

Vernessa Taylor — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:56:42 -0000

Thanks, Peter! Your conundrum (how is this free service monetized) certainly gives us food for thought. We may have to just keep chewing on it, with our eyes peeled, because wherever I look to find an answer to your question -- I come up blank! Everything I've read says, in essence, this is an entirely altruistic endeavor. For the record, note that while Disqus says the service is free, they never make the claim, "And it will ALWAYS remain free."

Re: Review: Should You Use DISQUS Comment System? Maybe…

Peter A — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:16:33 -0000

Well that was a worthwhile read, V, thanks!
The 3 reasons are interesting, and following the year-old comments to Scobleizer who uses Disqus on his site (but some other system elsewhere) and quote the Friendfeed integration as a key benefit (ne plus change)

...but I still wonder (and NOT in a nasty suspicious way, not at all) wwhat the pay-back strategy is... a Sale to someone? Sponsorship? Ad spots? How will/does Disqus get monetized? Am I missing something? [Don't worry, it's happened. ;-) ] - P

Re: Review: Should You Use DISQUS Comment System? Maybe…

Vernessa Taylor — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:37:49 -0000

Funny you should ask that question about how Disqus makes money. In searching for how and why to use Diqus, I came across the site of one of their Venture Capitalists! The guy who wrote the post was sharing 3 reasons to use Disqus. If it is ok to post a link, it is http://bit.ly/VrWVt (shortened because the URL is really long).

Re: Review: Should You Use DISQUS Comment System? Maybe…

Peter A — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:44:57 -0000

Thanks for clarifying that about the spam tagging not flowing through, Mike.

Re: Review: Should You Use DISQUS Comment System? Maybe…

Michael A. Stelzner — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:07:27 -0000

Peter - But, when you indicate something is spam, it does not track back into WordPress (meaning if you ever shut off DIsqus, all your spam will show back up in your comments). Have no clue re: money. I am guessing they are funded. - Mike

Re: Review: Should You Use DISQUS Comment System? Maybe…

Peter A — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 04:23:53 -0000

Thanks for the review. I see you're using it!
I'm using a WordPress blog and notice the comments DO seem to be resident in my WP dashboard as well as in the Disqus system.

The question I googled to find your review, however, remains unanswered. How does Disqus make any money? Do you know? - P

Re: Review: Should You Use DISQUS Comment System? Maybe…

Michael A. Stelzner — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:04:21 -0000

Matthew;

You need to log in to Disqus and change your settings. It will update
across all sites you have post on.