Comments on: Are blog comments truly part of a conversation?

By: Hez

Hez — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 07:36:10 +0000

Thanks for the Twitter add, Joel, and I welcome you to leave comments on my Tumblr anytime!

By: Ed Nicholson

Ed Nicholson — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:33:51 +0000

I think it’s difficult to fully appreciate the role and value of comments until you create social media content yourself.

By: Jitendra

Jitendra — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:30:36 +0000

In my mind, comments are indeed a critical part of the conversation…Although I don’t know if comments, taken out of the context of posts, make any sense.

-Jitendra

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By: Michael Tangeman

Michael Tangeman — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:33:18 +0000

Joel, I’m recognizing that comments (which have dropped off dramatically on my blog) and commenting (which I have slacked off on elsewhere) are really critical to the conversation.

I just came across a great discussion and some links to further discussion at Beth Kanter’s nonprofit blog at: http://tinyurl.com/5caede

Beth links to a 31-day series (yes, you heard it right!) on blog comments over at Michelle Martin’s The Bamboo Project blog that starts at http://tinyurl.com/3ve66k and ends May 31 here http://tinyurl.com/5ak9rt.

With all the talk of how “the conversation” has moved from blogs to micro-blogging and social networking platforms, it’s a good time to be talking about comments and better understanding their utility in keeping the blog conversation vibrant.

By: Michelle Riggen-Ransom

Michelle Riggen-Ransom — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:40:36 +0000

I think different people have different motivations for leaving comments. Those who are new to SM/blogging as well as the untoward might try leaving comments to drive traffic to their site. Others truly do want to be part of a “conversation” although I find it tends to be the same folks comment on the same types of blogs, which can be limiting. I think some people are intimidated by commenting for this same reason.

Since the advent and my subsequent discovery of that hot new web app called Twitter, my blog reading, writing and commenting has sadly plummeted. These days, I tend to only comment when one of my favorite Twitter pals has an interesting post up. Thank goodness people are Twittering that they are blogging: it seems the conversations are taking place in an increasing number of places these days.