New blog comment tracking features for CoComment

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New blog comment tracking features for CoComment

by Jordan Running Jul 20th 2006

I used coComment for awhile when it was new, but it didn't take long for me to decide it wasn't really worth the trouble for me. It recently got some new features, however, that may change my tune. Marshall Kirkpatrick at TechCrunch has the scoop. In case you're not familiar, coComment makes it easier to keep track of comments you and other people make on blogs. If you see an interesting discussion going on in a blog's comments and want to keep an eye on it, or want to see if anyone has replied to your comment, you can use coComment to track the discussion. Previously, coComment only tracked comments made by other coComment users (making it not especially useful compared to competitor Co.mments), but now it tracks all comments, and furthermore it now has the ability to track conversations you haven't commented on. It also has a new "MetaConversation" feature that lets you add comments (stored on coComment's servers) to web sites that don't otherwise allow comments. coComment is free and works either via a Firefox extension or a multi-browser bookmarklet.

Tags: blogging, blogs, co.mments, cocomment, comments, discussion, Marshall Kirkpatrick, MarshallKirkpatrick, techcrunch, web20

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Joy said 4:42PM on 7-20-2006

I've been using CoComment for a few months, and it's a godsend. I leave a lot of comments and it gives me a great way to keep track of them..

Easton Ellswortth said 1:36PM on 7-21-2006

Joy ain't kidding - she's one of the most prolific coCommenters of all. And I agree with her - coComment is a godsend for me, too.

I've taken the liberty of jotting down the best thoughts on the new coComment from 22 different bloggers, including Jordan here, and collating them and adding my own observations.

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