So I was home from work all last week, and spent a fair amount of time online (you'd think I would've managed a couple of posts, but... [insert excuse here] ). I found this neat little utility/service thing called CoComment. Maybe you already know about it, but it's new to me.I do have a tendency to forget where I've left comments, especially if I've been browsing around further than my usual neighborhood. I know you can click on the rss feeds for various blog posts, but for whatever reason that never worked very well for me. CoComment puts all of the conversations I'm following in one place and makes it pretty easy to see when there's something new. It's also easy to jump directly to the site if you want to add something or see the actual page.
I imagine there are other ways to do this and I don't know if it's the best one out there-- two things I don't like is that there are lots of blinky ads and it installed an icon thingy in my toolbar - I don't remember authorizing that, which always kind of disconcerts me. It also adds a couple of clicks whenever I leave a comment somewhere to add the conversation to my list, which some might find annoying.
That's the good news. The weird thing is, it tracks comments on my own blog too, which I didn't think I needed because I have my settings configured so that I get an email whenever someone leaves a comment.... except apparently, Blogger has missed some of my comments. RRRJessica left a comment the other day on my most recent post that doesn't show up on the blog, and didn't show up in email. BUT, it showed up on CoComment. Very Weird.
I'm not moderating comments-- I don't know why this didn't go through.
Readers, have you left comments here before that didn't show up? Bloggers, any suggestions on what's going on here?
I'm clueless, and more than a bit peeved at the notion that I'm missing comments! If nothing else, I'll keep CoComment around for awhile to see if this happens a lot...
2 comments:
Ooh..I am going to have to check out CoComment..while I usually subscribe to the feed where I comment, it tends to bring in lots of email because I get emailed anytime someone comments.
That is weird with your comments...I wonder how often that happens to everyone?
I've been using coComment for a couple of years. It's a cranky piece of webware, but it's the best tool like it that I've found.
One interesting feature is the ability to get feeds of your own comments. For example, my site's sidebar has links to the last few comments that I've left on other people's blogs. Though the jury's still out on whether I'm simply enabling web stalking, or whether it's a tool to enhance conversation and community :)
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