Prior to social networks like Twitter, Facebook, and FriendFeed, if you wanted to discuss a blog post, you would normally do it in the comments section of the blog post. Of course, you could discuss on the phone, in person or via email but on the web it would be discussed on that specific blog post. That still continues but what has changed is that many conversations are taking place around the post as well on these various networks. For example, someone could read this post in Google Reader, share it causing it to post to Facebook and FriendFeed. Then on both of those networks, separate conversations could take place that I would never be aware of. Well, that is changing and today Mashable announced the implementation of social media comments.
The Next Evolution of Comments
Prior to social networks like Twitter, Facebook, and FriendFeed, if you wanted to discuss a blog post, you would normally do it in the comments section of the blog post. Of course, you could discuss on the phone, in person or via email but on the web it would be discussed on that specific blog post. That still continues but what has changed is that many conversations are taking place around the post as well on these various networks. For example, someone could read this post in Google Reader, share it causing it to post to Facebook and FriendFeed. Then on both of those networks, separate conversations could take place that I would never be aware of. Well, that is changing and today Mashable announced the implementation of social media comments.