Google jus announced that it is finally adding mobile comments to Docs, Sheets and Slides. The announcement came in the form of a cute little anecdote about chocolate cake. From the Google Docs Blog: When Jim, one of the engineers…
Facebook Tests Showing Your Friends When You’re Typing A Comment
Facebook is currently running a test that shows people when their friends are actually typing a comment to their post. This way, you know when someone is responding even before they finish their response. TheNextWeb confirmed the test with the…
New Data Shows Importance Of Facebook Shares Over Likes And Comments
When it comes to your Facebook posts, shares appear to be significantly more important than either likes or comments when it comes to increasing your reach and audience. Have you found shares to be more effective at increasing your posts’…
Google Is Stripping Google+ from Its Services – First Up, YouTube
A few years ago, Google went all in with Google+. Google+ is Google, remember? In an effort to unify all Google products under a common banner, Google tied everything to Google+ – including YouTube. This made a lot of people…
YouTube Is Giving Creators 10 Helpful New Features
Google announced a list of ten new features that are coming soon to help YouTube Creators. Some will become available over the coming weeks, and others may take a bit longer, but they’re all expected to be available this year.…
Dropbox Finally Lets You Comment on Shared Files
It just got easier to collaborate on your shared Dropbox files. The company has just enabled comments on shared files – a feature you’ve probably used plenty of times inside Google Drive. “Whether you’re collaborating on a business proposal or…
To Shut Down Trolls, Site Asks Readers to Pay to Post Comments
Would you pay money for the privilege of commenting on a website? If so, how much? An online magazine is looking to keep conversation on its articles “civilized and constructive” and has come up with the idea to charge readers…
Disqus Sponsored Comments Go Programmatic
Disqus, the blog commenting product that appears on sites all over the Internet (including this one), announced that it’s launching programmatic ad buying for its Sponsored Comments product. Disqus launched Sponsored Comments back in April after testing it for a…
Disqus Is Now Including Sponsored Comments
Disqus announced that it has been testing Sponsored Comments for the past month, and that it’s now expanding the new ad unit so that “it’ll be more likely that you come across” one. Here’s what one might look like: If…
Cutts: Don’t Worry About Grammatical Errors In Your Blog Comments
In his latest “Webmaster Help” video, Google’s Matt Cutts answers a question that a lot of people have probably wondered, particularly since Google launched the Panda update in 2011: how do the comments on your blog affect how Google sees…
Googler Tweets About Comments’ Impact On Search Ranking
In case you’re interested in the latest on how Google views the comments on your content, Google’s Gary Illyes (a webmaster trends analyst) provided some insight in a conversation on Twitter. Hat tip to Search Engine Roundtable for highlighting the…