We know we’ve been a little quiet lately – we’ve been hard at work in the lab.  We’ve given the IntenseDebate back-end a huge overhaul, making IntenseDebate more scalable and stable than ever.  Now we’ve set our sights on optimizing your commenting experience – exciting improvements are on the way!

We’re kicking it off with swanky new public profile pages to put the focus on your comments and make it easier to interact with them!  Ooh, and we’re bringing Polaroid pictures back.  😉

So what’s new?

• Comment Search: Find specific comments that you’ve made.
• Full Comment History: Keep track of every single comment you’ve made.
• Overview: Get a quick overview of a fellow commenter with some stats and other profile goodness.
• Description + Latest Tweet: Before you had to choose one…now you can have both.
• Avatar Quilt: See who I’m following.
• Connect Across the Web: Check out my other online properties.

Check out your profile and select “View your profile as others see it”.

Posted by Michael Koenig in features

We’re happy to report that Lijit has continued to help IntenseDebate with our mission to help bring your comments into the light. Now when you search using the Lijit search widget, you will see the number of comments along with the first couple of comments on the post brought up in the search results!

We’re excited about this enhanced integration which marks the next step in putting your comments on the map.  Check out the Lijit blog for more information.

So what’s Lijit?
Lijit provides publishers with an enhanced ability to let their readers search for and discover content across their web properties.

Using the power of people, their content, and their connections, Lijit enhances the way your readers search for and discover information on the internet. You serve as a filter for all of the results your readers could possibly receive, ensuring they only receive the most relevant results from the source they trust…YOU.

If you haven’t given Lijit a try now’s the time – it’s the perfect addition to IntenseDebate!

Posted by Michael Koenig in News

Heading into the New Year we can’t help but look back on this past year. To say it’s been an exciting year for IntenseDebate is an understatement!

Our comment system has developed into a robust and sophisticated tool for building a community, increasing engagement, and giving sites a nice boost in page views. It couldn’t have happened without the non-stop effort of our team. Hats off to the entire team for the tremendous work that has gone into IntenseDebate!

More importantly, we’d like to thank you all for your continued support, alpha and beta testing, feedback, and for spreading the word about IntenseDebate. It goes without saying that IntenseDebate wouldn’t have even gotten off the ground without your help. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts for helping us make IntenseDebate what it is today. Infinite kudos to all of you!

So pop a bottle of champagne tonight and join us in toasting the New Year and all that’s to come in 2009!

We wish you all a happy New Year!
The Fellas at IntenseDebate

Posted by Michael Koenig in News