A question for tech/online journos
As more and more of my writing goes up online, that means more and more of it attracts comments – and because I’m a paid-up member of the “journalism is the start of the conversation” club, I’d like to know when somebody adds something substantial to, or spots a glaring error in, something I’ve scribbled.
Does anybody know of a good, one-stop solution to tracking comments on multiple articles? For example, on Techradar.com I can use the “most commented” thing to see the most recent/busiest comment threads, but ideally I’d like something web-based or RSS-based that would ensure I don’t miss anything.
Does such a thing exist?
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rutty on June 18th, 2009
I used to use Co-Comment:
http://www.cocomment.com/
I don’t do it anymore (it was a little flaky) but it’s supposed to keep you updated when something you’ve commented on is updated/commented on by someone else
Gary on June 18th, 2009
I think we must have tried it and abandoned it at the same time :) might be worth revisiting. I’ll go and look.
Charles on June 25th, 2009
You could try backtweets, or its big brother owner whose name I forget – backcomments or something?
Mike Montano on June 26th, 2009
Thanks Charles :) — it’s http://www.backtype.com
Specifically give our subscriptions feature a try. You can get a feed or email alerts when someone comments on a thread you’re following.
Mike,
BackType
Gary on June 27th, 2009
Thanks chaps. I’ll take a look.