Testing out coComment today, it seems you don’t really need to get an invite from anyone you just need to sign-up and then they will send you one later.
So the idea that I had a long time ago, I had conversations with JaredB, someone finally pursued it. I personally would have gone a different route because having to press a bookmarklet before you submit a comment is sort of a hassle, especially if you forget to press that marklet before you submit but the UI and everything else is fantastic and they’re moving to improve the automation with plugins and what-not. Until then there’s a lot to hope for.
With more features to come from CC I wonder how much people would use it. Personally I love the idea because conversation outside of your own blog can sometimes be “worth” more. And I know a lot of bloggers spend 80% commenting and the other 20% on their own blog so something like CC would be great.
The main problems I have with is now is CC doesn’t work well with K2 and ajax commenting, actually it doesn’t work at all. But the greasmonkey script does work, sort of.
Conclusion: You might as well sign-up, it seems as though CC is here to stay unless they never get those plugins and automation out the door. Start using it and collect your comments now so when you really care for the service you have the archive you need. That’s my plan anyways.
