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New Comment System Disqus Installed

by on July 1, 2011 · 38 comments

in General TPG Business

Perhaps the thing I love most about running The Points Guy is the discussions I’m able to have with all of you. Even though I’ve only met a handful of you in person (and hope to meet more in the future), I still feel like I “know” many of you. The camaraderie and knowledge sharing continues to amaze me and I personally learn so much from all of you – usually via the comments.

Recently several TPG readers have emailed me recommending I install Disqus, which is a pretty nifty company that provides a smarter platform for managing blog comments. This was timely because I’ve received some feedback that some people are having difficulty posting comments. After asking around and doing some research, it seems like the right choice since the level of discussion has been increasing every day. Important Note: You do not have to sign up for a Disqus account in order to leave comments, though it will probably make your life easier, especially because I foresee more blogs moving to this platform.

FYI: all old comments will be saved, but there may be a short time when they are unavailable as the systems sync.

Some benefits of Disqus:
1) Ability to “like” comments (on some posts where there are 100+ comments, this will allow you to sort to the most relevant)
2) Ability to subscribe only to responses to your comment
3) You can manage your comments and edit them at your discretion
4) Add video/pictures to comments. This could get interesting :-)
5) Disqus will make sure your comments don’t get lost or marked as spam

Overall, this will help me identify the most popular discussion areas and hopefully respond to your comments better – and to continue facilitating a discussion around the topics we love.

So, it’s been installed, but if we hate it I can uninstall it so please feel free to comment with your thoughts. Have a great 4th of July weekend – I’ll be celebrating in Madrid!

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  • James

    Can’t wait for them to add the “Qonversation” feature.

  • http://twitter.com/mikeBGE Mike Huuunt

    Ahhh so this is the company that all the blogs are using. Seems cool to me!

  • Kevin

    Interesting new comments setup. I will agree that if the font size can be changed it would be a good thing, they are small and hard to read.

  • RubberCityRebel

    Yes I agree, the displayed comment font is too small. Interestingly the font size displayed as I type this in the comment composition window is much larger, appears to be the same size (or about) as the one you post with.

    PS Thanks for all you do!

  • noel

    This looks pretty nice. Cool stuff.

  • Dave

    Don’t know if it me or my browser, but on the previous post (Spain and Mauritius) it says there are 19 comments, but I can only access 4. Maybe that’s the change to the new system.

    Also, agree that font size is way too small. Much smaller than size in original post.

  • Anonymous

    This is great! I’ve actually received a ton of info/help not just from your posts, but from the comments as well. This will definitely streamline the comments section. Kudos!

  • BR

    Awesome…but yes I also agree that the font size needs to be larger.

  • 000000

    Brian – Great effort, but it really shows how behind the curve you are. The platform that is exploding, beginning this week, is Google Plus. Almost everyone has a Google Account (Gmail, or any other of their products) and therefore will be automatically logged in almost all the time. A simple click and they can comment – no need to register for a fading service like Disqus.

  • Anonymous

    0000- OMG I’m behind the curve a week! Thanks for the suggestion- I’ll look into it
    @ Everyone else- I’ll try to increase the font..thx for your suggestions

  • Rob

    1) Google+ is only out in a very limited beta to a very few number of people so not a good idea for a comment system.

  • dracs

    Hey! Can anyone see me!! :P

  • 000000

    Google+ is in limited release now; its user base will be exploding to essentially the entire user base of Google products (how many people do you know who use Gmail versus Disqus?!) within weeks. Best to be ahead of the curve instead of grasping to utilize a fading service like Disqus.

  • 000000

    See above. I’m busting your nuggets a bit, but serious in that it would be easy for you to catch the wave of the optimal commenting platform. Disqus is dying, Google is explosive and easy.

  • Anonymous

    Hah I was just messing with you too. I agree it may be a better option. The good thing is I can always switch if that becomes the standard

  • http://www.aaronklein.com/ Aaron Klein

    Disqus is assuredly not dying. Facebook came out with blog commenting months ago and Disqus is still growing like crazy.

    Disqus has about 500 million users. There is room for more than a handful of companies on the internet.

  • http://www.aaronklein.com/ Aaron Klein

    Bravo Brian! Great decision.

  • 000000

    Oh yeah? Not dying? http://trends.google.com/websites?q=disqus.com&geo=all&date=all&sort=0 Lots of users, yes. Past its peak and being replaced by Google, yes.

  • Tippy

    Yikes… installing Disqus is like saying your site has jumped the shark. What about using Facebook or something more cutting-edge like the other guy suggested with Google?

  • Anonymous

    Tippy- Google isn’t even out of Beta and its relatively untested. What are your exact gripes with Disqus- I don’t really understand the hate, so any clarification would be appreciated!

  • Tippy

    Sorry, not trying to be a hater. Disqus per se isn’t bad; it’s just that it provides minimal (if any) benefit over the old system, and much more importantly, it is inferior to other options you have. It also has a wannabe reputation amongst the savvy. The number of people with (or willing) to use Disqus accounts is dwarfed by Facebook participants, for example. Why not at least allow comments by Facebook instead? The Google option is going to dwarf Facebook very quickly, but if you don’t want to use it until the “+1″ feature is more widespread, I could see that. (However, Google accounts are already more common than even Facebook, so the only thing you lose in the meantime is the +1, which again, will be very common in a matter of weeks or months at most.) Better than all of this would be giving choices outside just Disqus.

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    “its user base will be exploding to essentially the entire user base of Google products within weeks”

    laughably outside of reality

  • MJRTM

    …huh? Google+ is not an alternative or substitute for Disqus. If you’re going to try and insult or belittle the webmaster, make sure you at least some knowledge of what you’re talking about.

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    I agree it may be a better optionIt also has a wannabe reputation amongst the savvy. The number of people with to use Disqus accounts is dwarfed by Facebook participants.Thanks…….

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