I've chosen to out-opt of Facebook for a variety of reasons that aren't really germane. To assist with this, I use a Chrome extension called "Facebook Disconnec

I've chosen to out-opt of Facebook for a variety of reasons that aren't really germane. To assist with this, I use a Chrome extension called "Facebook Disconnect" to basically remove FB from my daily web experience. So for me, TechCrunch doesn't have a comment system anymore. That's too bad, as I liked the previous system and found the commentary interesting. I'm not alone -- 4,000 people a week install this browser extension. The end result for TechCrunch is that a small, but growing minority of readers will be less engaged with the site. In the grand scheme of things, not a big deal for them I suppose.