IntenseDebate experienced some unplanned downtime earlier this evening. We have identified and corrected the issue and we’re back up. We’re happy to be back on schedule to deliver our next latest and greatest.
Our apologies for the inconvenience.
Posted by Michael Koenig in News
We’re extremely excited to introduce you to the future of commenting – today we launch IntenseDebate Plugins! We’re opening our doors and making our code available so you can build your own plugins!
We’re kicking it off in style by launching a few plugins of our own to demonstrate the possibilities:
PollDaddy: We love our fellow Automattic company and you should too! Enable our PollDaddy plugin and your readers will be able to create polls right in the comment section. Many thanks to Eoin and Lenny (the real PollDaddy’s) for their help!
Seesmic: We’re excited to be working with the Seesmic crew to provide video comments. Enable our Seesmic plugin and give your readers the ability to record and post video comments.
YouTube: This one was developed by our very own code maestro Jon Fox (the man behind IntenseDebate). Enabling our YouTube plugin provides your commenters with the option to insert their favorite YouTube vids.
Smileys: Hats off to Isaac and Austin on this one. It’s all about self-expression. Add in a 😉 and let everyone know that you’re just being sarcastic and not mean!
So all of you developers and IntenseDebate enthusiasts our there, we welcome you to flex your coding muscles to help shape
IntenseDebate to be the comment system that meets all of your needs. For more information about writing a plugin see our Plugin Resources.
So what does this mean?
There is a brand spanking new Plugins tab in your IntenseDebate dashboard that lists the current plugins available. To activate a plugin just select “Activate” next to the plugin when you are logged into your account. Check out the comment section on your blog and you’ll find a plugin icon at the top right of the comment box. To use the plugin just select the icon and you’ll be ready to roll.
For more information check out our Plugins video and enjoy the soothing voice of our esteemed colleague, Michael Pick. We’d love it if you helped spread the word, so please grab the embed code and publish a post about our sweet new plugins!
Kudos to Jon, Isaac, Austin, MT, Michael Pick, Eoin, Lenny, and the Seesmic team for all of the help!
Get Started With IntenseDebate!
Posted by Michael Koenig in features
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?
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!
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Posted by Michael Koenig in News
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