11–20 of 242 posts
Does anyone have a link to a site that's currently showing these adverts? I can't find any with ad's showing
So this has been going on earlier than December, at least as early as October, according to this Disqus blog post (which says they started it in August): http://blog.disqus.com/post/32684337804/expanding-promoted-d... So how sure is the OP that he didn't just miss the emails/announcements about it? That said, yes, those links are kind of annoying (especially when unstyled) and can clash with the content. As much as I…
I have an aversion to hosting 3rd-party functionality on my sites for this very reason. They do not work for you, they do not answer to you, and their motives are usually quite different than yours. Thus, don't be surprised when they act to satisfy those motives in ways that you may not entirely agree with.
I've gotten multiple emails on it, so it certainly wasn't a bait and switch. A piece from November on the matter:
--
The new Promoted Discovery for Disqus was a major release for publishers like you who are seeking ways to drive business around content, community and conversation. We’re very excited about the results so far. There’s strong engagement in discovered content and excellent flow of new high quality traffic for websites using Disqus. This tells us it’s winning for both publishers and their readers.
We’re only getting started. As we grow, we'll continue to evaluate new opportunities for you to grow and make money with us. We think you’ll like them because, like Promoted Discovery, they will be complementary to the user experience. If you’d rather not try out these features, you can always turn them off in your settings.
The next feature we’re piloting lets you get credit for the traffic you drive to ecommerce sites like Amazon or eBay. If you already do some form of affiliate linking, we do nothing to those existing links. Soon, you may begin to see the impact of these in your reporting dashboard (we’ll be rolling this out slowly over time). Of course, all of this happens seamlessly behind the scenes — the experience for your readers doesn’t change at all. You can learn more by reading this page.
At Disqus, our core philosophy is to remain native to the core user experience and provide the best community experience possible. As always, I welcome your questions and feedback.
They've been doing this for months, and it's done revenue-sharing style, so if you're getting a lot of comments, you stand a chance of making a couple of bucks through the ads. (If you go to your admin page and click Analytics, you'll see the discovery tab which tells you how much you've made.) I've gotten multiple emails on it, so it certainly wasn't a bait and switch. A piece from November on the matter: -- The new…
Highly annoying.
"At Disqus, our core philosophy is to remain native to the core user experience and provide the best community experience possible."
I hate language like that.
And I'm 100% sure that I have never seen these ads before.
I enjoy reading comments (despite their negative vibe lately) since there are still some nuggets of gold amid the asinine BS. The deluge of rubbish is really from unmoderated places (news blogs are particularly notorious), but if an admin keeps on top of these, comments are a beautiful thing. Another blog losing comments is a damn shame. It's just one more nail in the coffin for interraction away from the shadow of walled gardens.
I think this was already mentioned elsewhere on HN, but Stallman was right.
They've been doing this for months, and it's done revenue-sharing style, so if you're getting a lot of comments, you stand a chance of making a couple of bucks through the ads. (If you go to your admin page and click Analytics, you'll see the discovery tab which tells you how much you've made.) I've gotten multiple emails on it, so it certainly wasn't a bait and switch. A piece from November on the matter: -- The new…
I have not received an email, there is no opt-out switch, and honestly I have not seen this on the comment section of my blog until it showed up just now. Elsewhere in this thread there are people that say they don't have it right now so it appears to switch on/off according to some hidden criterion. Highly annoying. "At Disqus, our core philosophy is to remain native to the core user experience and provide the best…
http://help.disqus.com/customer/portal/articles/666278#disco...
So this has been going on earlier than December, at least as early as October, according to this Disqus blog post (which says they started it in August): http://blog.disqus.com/post/32684337804/expanding-promoted-d... So how sure is the OP that he didn't just miss the emails/announcements about it? That said, yes, those links are kind of annoying (especially when unstyled) and can clash with the content. As much as I…
Based on your link above it appears that you can turn off the "discovery box" in the Disqus settings and have "just comments" if you wish.
That's the kind of behavior that turned me off from having a facebook account. That you need to review their terms of service all the time to see what they are up to now.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have not received an email, there is no opt-out switch, and honestly I have not seen this on the comment section of my blog until it showed up just now. Elsewhere in this thread there are people that say they don't have it right now so it appears to switch on/off according to some hidden criterion. Highly annoying. "At Disqus, our core philosophy is to remain native to the core user experience and provide the best…
Whatever the case, you can turn it off: http://help.disqus.com/customer/portal/articles/666278#disco...