Last month, an improbable Internet exchange inspired many who noticed it to reconsider what's possible when debating politics online. It began when MIT professor Scott Aaronson published a blog post ...

Continuing its march to Google’s beat, Facebook has taken another major step towards dominating both the social Web and your blog with its first social widget, called the Comment Box. Built on ...

For most marketers, the goals of content marketing are relatively simple. In planning and writing your business blog, you look to improve web traffic by focusing on SEO, establish thought leadership ...

A few months ago I decided to turn my blog into a do-follow blog to see if it helps increase activity, but honestly I can’t really say how much it’s helped or not. Sure, I’ve gotten some spam comments ...

I was intrigued a while back when I read fellow blogger Donna Flagg's article on the psychology of comment boards found here. As bloggers, we are ostensibly galaxies away from celebritydom, and yet ...

If you run or manage a WordPress site today, especially one that hasn’t activated Akismet for spam protection, you know all too well that people love to try and comment on blog posts purely for the ...

“What is the worst thing that can happen?” I asked a nonprofit the other day when they expressed concern about receiving critical comments on their blog. I mean, really. Has anyone ever died from a ...

NPR is making an announcement today that is sure to upset a loyal core of its audience, those who comment online at NPR.org (including those who comment on this blog). As of Aug. 23, online comments, ...