If you’re a regular on MakeUseOf, you’ve probably noticed that post comments don’t look quite the same as they previously did. It gives me great pleasure to announce that MakeUseOf comments are now powered by DISQUS Comments.
Many thanks to Daniel Ha and the rest of the good folks at Disqus for their help and support.
So what exactly does that mean for our loyal MakeUseOf readers?
If you wish, you can post comments in the same manner as before by simply providing your name and email address. You can also easily subscribe to all comments without logging in, either by email or RSS feed. It takes one click!
In addition to allowing comments without logging in, Disqus allows a few different options for logging in when posting a comment.

If you don’t have a Disqus Profile, you can still log in with Facebook Connect or Twitter. Doing so will post your comment to MakeUseOf as well as Facebook or Twitter. However, if you post your comment with a Disqus Profile you can do much more!
You can create a Disqus Profile if you don’t already have one. Doing so will allow you to manage all comments you post onto Disqus-powered sites in one place. It also allows you to post comments to multiple social networks, once you’ve set up your connections. By logging in with your Disqus Profile, you can post your comment to Disqus, Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo!, Tumblr, WordPress, Moveable Type, and TypePad all at the same time!
Another great feature Disqus offers when you log in with a Disqus Profile is the ability to reply by email. When you receive the email notification that a new comment has been posted, you can just reply directly to that email to reply to the comment. See screenshot below.

It is no longer necessary to click a link (although you can if you wish) to visit the blog post so you can post your comment.
All comments you post on all Disqus blogs will be aggregated and available for others to view on your profile page. Your profile will be located at http://disqus.com/YourUserName. For example, my profile is located at http://disqus.com/GeekLad. There you can see comments I post on my own blog (GeekLad, as it is also powered by Disqus), and any other comments I’ve posted to other Disqus-powered blogs.
If you have a blog and are interested in using Disqus as the comment system, we highly recommend it. Disqus supports many different blogging platforms:
- WordPress
- Blogger
- Tumblr
- Moveable Type
- Drupal
- Joomla
- Squarespace
- Yola/SynthaSite
- DokuWiki
- Storytlr
- Sweetcron
- Sandvox
- chi.mp
They even have “universal code” that allows you to use Disqus on any website! Disqus also offers many cool features for blog owners as well, such as replying by email and lots of customization options for the comment display and integration with other services.
We hope you enjoy our new commenting system. If you have any questions about Disqus, please feel free to post them in the comments below.
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