TypePad Connect and Blog Comments Fri 26 Dec 08

I've just switched my platform for managing comments on my blog to TypePad Connect (Beta) and so far have been very happy with it.  Interestingly enough it is designed to work with a number of major blog platforms including: Movable Type, WordPress.org, Blogger, Tumblr, and of course,  TypePad.  TypePad Connect offers a number of advantages for both bloggers and commenters. 

• You can add a profile which is important for those of you that are trying to build and manage your digital presence by commenting on blogs without having to have your own blog.  If you had a TypeKey account this has now been migrated. 
• You can add a picture of yourself which will appear alongside your comments when commenting of a blog that uses TypePad Connect.
• For me the biggest advantage was that you can "thread" the comments.  I was always frustrated that the comments appeared in the order entered and as a result I would have:
  • Comment 1
  • Comment 2
  • Comment 3 which was actually my response to Comment 1
  • Comment 4 which was my response to Comment 2  

Now with TypePad Connect my responses (and your comments about a comment) can now appear directly following the comment regardless of when we make them.

• TypePad allows you to use CAPTCHA technology for comment anti-spam validation but recommends against it as they have a way of preventing spam.  I've decided to follow their recommendation and see how well their anti-spam technology works as CAPTCHA can be a real pain at times for commenters.

Give it a try and let me know what you think.

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