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How will web authors choose between Discus, Facebook comments and Google+ comments?

mtgx 14y ago
I would go with G+ comments immediately over Disqus. I imagine most Google/Android news websites would, too (there are a lot of them). Facebook comments is horrible. It's the main reason why I quit visiting TechCrunch a long time ago.
- Andrex 14y ago
  Yeah, Facebook comments are what originally drove me away from TechCrunch. It was actually a blessing as the site took a nosedive in content quality around that time anyways. Disqus has been making some poor moves lately as well, I don't like their new embedded comment form and surprising everybody with stealth ads is just bad taste.
minimaxir 14y ago
I've written a lot of articles comparing comment systems. (such as [1] comparing LiveFyre, Disqus, and FB comments) Both Facebook and Google+ comment systems prevent users from commenting anonymously. Some might consider this a good thing, but the comment count is cut drastically, which big blogs don't seem to like. Both systems have zero-click login, which is good for UX. (they don't have to register for another site) Disqus and other related comments systems like LiveFyre have unique features like media embedding and live updating. And can interact with any social media service. I'm partial to Facebook/Google+ comments for the reasons stated above, but Facebook hasn't updated their comment system in literally 2 years. There's a lot of missed potential. [1] http://minimaxir.com/2013/01/its-a-metaphor-maybe/ http://minimaxir.com/2013/01/its-a-metaphor-maybe/ EDIT: Looking at the implementation on Google's blog, Google does something that Facebook can't: they syndicate all posts on G+ linking to the blog post and integrate it into the comments section themselves. I'm not sure if this creates spam or now. Additionally, since it goes the other way, each G+ comment on a post increases the G+ share counter by 1. Good for metrics.
hosay123 14y ago
They could always, you know, run their own..

mtgx 14y ago

I would go with G+ comments immediately over Disqus. I imagine most Google/Android news websites would, too (there are a lot of them). Facebook comments is horrible. It's the main reason why I quit visiting TechCrunch a long time ago.

Andrex 14y ago
Yeah, Facebook comments are what originally drove me away from TechCrunch. It was actually a blessing as the site took a nosedive in content quality around that time anyways. Disqus has been making some poor moves lately as well, I don't like their new embedded comment form and surprising everybody with stealth ads is just bad taste.

minimaxir 14y ago

I've written a lot of articles comparing comment systems. (such as [1] comparing LiveFyre, Disqus, and FB comments) Both Facebook and Google+ comment systems prevent users from commenting anonymously. Some might consider this a good thing, but the comment count is cut drastically, which big blogs don't seem to like. Both systems have zero-click login, which is good for UX. (they don't have to register for another site) Disqus and other related comments systems like LiveFyre have unique features like media embedding and live updating. And can interact with any social media service. I'm partial to Facebook/Google+ comments for the reasons stated above, but Facebook hasn't updated their comment system in literally 2 years. There's a lot of missed potential. [1] http://minimaxir.com/2013/01/its-a-metaphor-maybe/ http://minimaxir.com/2013/01/its-a-metaphor-maybe/ EDIT: Looking at the implementation on Google's blog, Google does something that Facebook can't: they syndicate all posts on G+ linking to the blog post and integrate it into the comments section themselves. I'm not sure if this creates spam or now. Additionally, since it goes the other way, each G+ comment on a post increases the G+ share counter by 1. Good for metrics.

hosay123 14y ago

They could always, you know, run their own..