Hi Chris,
I guess of all sites, you guys would be able to find a comment about yourself! haha. Thanks for the suggestion. I will definitely try to keep track of what sites don't show up and go add them to BackType. Keep up the great work!
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1 year, 2 months ago byMarty Thornley onDisqus

Thanks Danny for sharing these cool tools. I love backtype's connect plugin,will checkout Scribnia soon.

1 year, 3 months ago byMayank Dhingra onDisqus

Heya!
My name is Tilly, and I am the community manager here at MyBlogLog! Thanks for adding us to your list!
Drop me a line anytime if you need anything :)
XOXO
Tilly

1 year, 3 months ago byTilly McLain onDisqus

I just installed BackType Connect on my blog, and I am very excited to include all of the comments from around the Internet. I only get a few onsite comments for each post, and Connect gives me a great way to show that more people are commenting which in turn encourages other readers to do the same. I highly recommend it. ... See all content Hide content

1 year, 3 months ago byKyle Judkins onDisqus

Danny,
I am Russell D'Souza, co-founder of Scribnia, and I wanted to thank you for your kind words about our service. If any readers would like alpha codes to test Scribnia please leave your email address at http://scribnia.com/ and we will send you a code within 24 hours.
Thanks once again Danny!
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1 year, 3 months ago byRussell D'Souza onDisqus

That's one of the things that makes them stand out from similar services, Chris. Of course, it'd be disappointing if a company that makes a conversation app didn't show up in some of the conversations... ;-)
I met Christopher Golda at Podcamp Toronto and he's a genuinely nice guy that's a blogger at heart. You can tell the love he's got for the company, and that can only be a good thing for us. ... See all content Hide content

1 year, 3 months ago byDanny onDisqus

Danny Brown provides a review of three of the tools of the blogger trade designed to help facilitate interconnectivity. These tools; BackType, Scribnia and MyBlogLog. Having used the BackType service for several months now, I can second Mr. Brown's comments concerning the usability of this particular service. A useful little review which offers these services some deserved visibility. ... See all content Hide content

1 year, 3 months ago byTheLovableRogue onFriendfeed

I've been using BackType for ages now, originally following a recommendation from you I believe, Danny. Although I have experienced some of the small limitations discussed above by Marty in the past; a couple of missed posts, these have been very few in number, and have hardly detracted from the user experience. One of the strongest pros of the service stems from BackTypes focus upon the community; they always seem determined to enhance their service to meet the needs of the community. I think Christopher's presence in these posts emphasises their 'ear to the blogosphere' approach. A good little service.
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1 year, 3 months ago byThe Lovable Rogue onDisqus

I love Mybloglog as it has many features they provide another metric tool I might recommend is the Google Friend Connect widget.

1 year, 3 months ago byJustinSMV onDisqus

Thanks Danny for the info. Another three sites I will be reviewing this week!
@debworks

1 year, 3 months ago byDeb onDisqus

Thanks for the comment, Marty.
Glad you're enjoying the plugin. Regarding missed comments, if you submit the blogs that we miss comments from, we'll add them for you asap. The time it takes for us to get comments depends on a lot of things, like the publishing platform, how many comments the blog gets overall, etc. We're working hard to improve both our coverage and timeliness. ... See all content Hide content

1 year, 3 months ago byChristopher Golda onDisqus

I'm a big fan of MyBlogLog and Backtype (and thanks to you I've installed ConvoTrack on The Lost Jacket). However, I had never heard of Scribnia before? I just signed up for the Alpha, I'm hoping to get an invite asap so I can play around with it. Thanks Danny! ... See all content Hide content

1 year, 3 months ago byStuart Foster onDisqus

I love Backtype as well, at least the idea of it. I know it misses a lot of the comments I leave on different sites and it seems to be fairly slow sometimes in finding the comments I leave. I'm curious why that happens but think it is overall a great idea.
It is a great way to track the comments your favorite bloggers or online personalities are leaving on other sites. This would be even better if it were more immediate, but it is a great start.
They have plugin for wordpress using their new connect feature, which takes all their tracked tweets, comments, etc. and displays them as comments right along side your post. My site doesn't have a huge group of readers and doesn't get too many comments in general, but by using that plugin, I was able to show all of the twitter traffic and some extra conversation that otherwise would not show up. In the two minutes it took to install, it really livened up my site and connected it to a much bigger picture. ... See all content Hide content

1 year, 3 months ago byMarty Thornley onDisqus

Thanks Adrian, glad you found it useful and the very same to you for the Easter weekend.

1 year, 3 months ago byDanny onDisqus

Thanks for the heads up, Chris - just installed it now (and recommended it to others). Opens up the versatility of a blog/website yet again.
Anything you BackType / Improving The Web guys don't have your fingers on at the minute? :) ... See all content Hide content

1 year, 3 months ago byDanny Brown onDisqus

Thanks for including us Danny. Glad you're enjoying our plugin! Another cool way to use Connect is with a new service called ConvoTrack -- it was built using our API.

1 year, 3 months ago byChristopher Golda onDisqus

So far I'm finding it to be a really good way to cut to the chase on whether I'd be interested in a blog or blogger (or reporter, columnist, etc).
The reviews are pretty useful and the metric rating system is useful as well (choose whether a blogger is a maverick or more mainstream, for instance).
I'll be taking time to look at it in more depth soon, but so far looks like it could be a useful addition. ... See all content Hide content

1 year, 3 months ago byDanny onDisqus

Blogging continues to be hugely popular, with thousands of blogs being started every day. But are you maximizing the way you can connect with your community?

1 year, 3 months ago byDanny Brown onFriendfeed

Danny, thanks for this post. I hadn't heard about Scribnia, I'll have to look into getting in on that. I'm guessing you're trying it out? What are your thoughts?

1 year, 3 months ago byMike Wilton onDisqus

Blogging continues to be hugely popular, with thousands of blogs being started every day. But are you maximizing the way you can connect with your community?

1 year, 3 months ago byDanny Brown onFriendfeed

Blogging continues to be hugely popular, with thousands of blogs being started every day. But are you maximizing the way you can connect with your community?

1 year, 3 months ago byDanny Brown onFriendfeed

Superior post. Connecting the dots and building community is key to longevity. I will continue to come to your Blog for information now. Happy Easter.

1 year, 3 months ago byAdrian Eden onDisqus