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Facebook Wants to Comment on Your Blog

by Terrence O'Brien on January 31, 2011 at 05:36 PM

Facebook Commenting System
Third party commenting systems like Disqus and Intense Debate have had some success streamlining the commenting process on blogs and other sites by allowing users to sign up for an account and leave missives across a number of sites that support the system. But we sincerely hope those services have a backup plan, because they may just find themselves under the immense blue boot of Facebook. Rumor has it that the social network is planning to get into the third party commenting system market, and is actively seeking major media partners for the launch. It's no secret that the company worked hard to refine the commenting system used on its own blogs, it only makes sense that with so much time and effort put into building a better comment, it would seek to extend the system to other sites that have already adopted Facebook "like" buttons and social widgets.

With the service expected to launch in just a few weeks, Disqus and Echo's days may be numbered. After all, the draw of such systems is they minimize the number of accounts a user has to sign up for, and they offer a constant identity across a number sites. Since almost everyone already has a Facebook account, signing up for Disqus would now actually be adding to the account clutter. And with Facebook accounts tied to a person's real name, they could offer not just a constant identity across blogs, but more accountability.

Tags: comments, disqus, facebook, social networking, SocialNetworking, third party commenting, ThirdPartyCommenting, top, web

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