8 posts and columns on commenting

On Facebook, We Get More Love Than We Give

in Social on February 2 at 9:01 pm PT

We receive significantly more “Likes,” messages, tags and friend requests from our Facebook friends than we send out ourselves, according to a new Pew Internet report.
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Web Commenting Platform Disqus Raises $10 Million

in Media on May 4, 2011 at 10:08 am PT

Disqus, a startup that operates a commenting platform for 750,000 Web sites, including this one, has raised a $10 million funding round led by North Bridge and Union Square Ventures. The start-up, hatched at Y Combinator in 2007, had previously raised $1 million from USV and others. It faces competition from Facebook, which just launched its own commenting system; Twitter may also offer a competitive product.

Arianna Huffington on Her New AOL Job: "I Want to Stay Here Forever"

in Media on February 7, 2011 at 5:55 am PT

“I want this to be the last act of my life,” says AOL’s new content boss. CEO Tim Armstrong’s translation: It’s a “multiyear contract”

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SCVNGR Ups Its Game With New Apps

in News on October 22, 2010 at 10:13 am PT

SCVNGR, hunting for ways to keep pace in the competitive social location space, today turned loose freshly revamped versions of its iPhone and Android apps. SCVNGR stands out from the crowd by going beyond simple check-ins and emphasizing the game aspect by posing real-world challenges for users to complete. The new apps deliver a slicker dashboard, more real-world rewards for challenges, improved commenting and a mapping tool to find your friends.

YouTube Offers a Diet Option for Pudgy PCs: “Feather”

in Media on December 3, 2009 at 10:17 am PT

Stuck with a slow computer or lousy broadband access, but still want your fill of dogs on skateboards? Check out YouTube Feather, a lightweight version of Google’s video site. Same clips, but with fewer options.
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Email, Exposed

in News on October 15, 2009 at 7:42 am PT

Want to know how your email usage stacks up? The results of our informal email survey provide some food for thought (though clearly not much science). Inspired by a Journal article earlier this week entitled “Why Email No Longer Rules,” we asked readers to tell us how many emails they sent on Monday, and a little bit about themselves. They could respond by email, commenting on Digits, or Twittering. Here’s what we learned from our 48 respondents.