JS-Kit's New Blog Comment Platform Enters Public Beta
After a short private beta test, JS-Kit just announced that Echo, its new blog commenting platform, is now available as a public beta. Echo aggregates conversations around a blog post from across the Internet and allows users to share their comments on Twitter, Facebook, and FriendFeed. Echo offers a number of well-designed and unique features, including real-time updating and the ability to capture social gestures related to a blog's content like star ratings and 'likes' from across the Web. In addition, at least for the time being, JS-Kit also offers good spam and obscenity filters.
Easy Installation
Installing Echo is just as easy as installing the plugins of its competitors like Intense Debate or Disqus - which is dealing with a major spam problem these days. JS-Kit provides plugins for WordPress and Blogger, as well as a code-snippet for other blogging platforms.
The Best Things in Life Aren't Free
It's important to point out, though, that the most interesting features, including real-time updates and comment aggregation from third-party sites like Twitter and FriendFeed are not available in the free version of Echo. The free version includes most of the core features of Echo, including the ability to share comments on Twitter and Facebook, nested replies, moderation tools, and customization.
For $98 a year, paying users will get access to Echo's aggregation features and real-time updates. JS-Kit also offers a white-label solution with priority support, as well as OEM integration.
It's good to see some development in the blog commenting market again. After a flurry of announcement and product releases last year, development and new product releases markedly slowed down this year, even though the growth of Twitter and Facebook only intensified the problem of comment fragmentation.
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I am sure that this new blog commenting platform by J-S kits impress all and i am really interested in this .
this new platform will be very interesting and it is very easy to install it too bcoz this JS-Kit offers good spam and obscenity filters and also help to share comments on Twitter, Facebook, and FriendFeed.
I think this version should be made free and one advantage is that we can share the comments on Face book and Twitter,that is so cool.
Excellent work!
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Hi nice fantastic kit. Is that free version? I am really interested with it
Yes usually I need similar version which is free
Great information for all bloggers
I think this version should be made free and one advantage is that we can share the comments on Face book and Twitter