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Are Blog Comments Dead? | Justin Levy

Justin Levy

Justin Levy Marketing and Social Media Home About Archives Contact Disclosures Newsletter Speaking Are Blog Comments Dead? Written on July 30, 2010 by Justin Levy in blog , community , facebook , interactions , social media , twitter 23 Comments - Leave a comment! Sometimes the comments are even better than the post.

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Does your brand take bloggers seriously?

Sherrilynne Starkie

Formerly known as The State of the Blogosphere the report has been renamed the 2013 Digital Influence Report because it takes a look at the broader social Internet as well as blogs and bloggers. Number of likes, fans, friends and followers are some examples. Brands tend to use reach metrics which often are no measure of influence.

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Blogosphere Trends + A Challenge

ProBlogger

Thanks for joining me for another edition of the weekly blogosphere trends, provided by Regator.com. Then share a link to your post in the comments. Example: VetVoice ’s “ Muslims Already Have a Place of Worship at the Site of 9/11 Attacks &# backs opinion up with carefully thought-out reasoning. Facebook Places.

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Blogosphere Trends + Storytelling

ProBlogger

Because today, we’re going to use the weekly blogosphere trends from Regator to talk about the importance of storytelling in blogging. Example: Huffington Post ’s “ My Whole Street Is a Mosque ”. Example: The Seminal ’s “ On the Luxury of ‘Coming Out’ When You Feel Like It ”. Example: Bors Blog “ Haircuts in Herat ”.

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Get More Comments: Focus on the First Comment

ProBlogger

That’s when you begin to wonder … why isn’t anybody leaving a comment? There are blogs with readerships in the hundreds of thousands with barely a handful of comments per post. Why don’t people comment? But for commenting to happen, they must understand it as an option. That first comment is the tipping point.

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Blogosphere Trends + Using Infographics

ProBlogger

This Labor Day infographic is a great example of color done right. Please share them in the comments. Blogosphere Trends + Using Infographics. If it’s simple, elegant, easy-to-customize charts you’re looking for, Hohli might be your answer. Choose a color scheme. Give credit where credit is due.

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Blogosphere Trends + Being Opinionated

ProBlogger

Man alive, I hate bringing you a list of blogosphere trends that includes both Lindsay Lohan and Jersey Shore—not to mention Sarah Palin. Cottle has a long history of writing highly opinionated pieces that have, no doubt, helped her build a tough skin when it comes to antagonistic comments. Mel Gibson – Rufus F.’s