Three Reasons to Use the Google Comment System

By: Joe Prasad
Category: Internet Marketing
March 30, 2012

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Google seems to be slowly but surely making a push to dominate the social media space in the same manner that they’ve dominated the search engine market. Google Plus may not have anywhere near Facebook’s market share, but it seems to be holding steady with some growth. As such, it seems that Google is willing to back another system to make sure that their social investments grow, in this case a comment system. The Google comment system will be fairly robust, and features greater integration with Google’s products, a multi-platform approach and a chance to actually raise the level of commentary on a given post by removing anonymity.

Google Comments Will Have Greater Integration

One of the downsides to most comment systems is that they exist in a vacuum. Even the Facebook comment system, used by theoretically millions of users, only integrates with Facebook. As reported by The Next Web, the Google comment system allows for greater integration with the full Google suite of products. Not only is your social profile on Google Plus integrated, but features like Google Search are likewise part of the package. Offering users a more robust suite of integrated features may help to make this commenting system more dominant than some might assume.

Google Comments Will  Allow Multi-Platform Commenting

Google Plus may not be the dominant social media platform, but that doesn’t seem to stop Google from attempting to make it grow. This commenting system is planned to be integrated with many other social media applications, allowing users to make better use of their Google+ profiles. If you’re one of the many individuals that has invested time and effort into Google Plus, you might be relieved to learn that there’s a commentary system that can better allow you to leverage that profile.

 

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Google Comments Will Increasing Quality and Responsibility

Unlike many other commenting systems, the Google comment system leaves little room for anonymity. As it’s tied directly to your Google+ account, it both requires the use of your real name and is also easily searchable. Individuals are left without the usual shield of internet anonymity to protect comments that are absurd or purposefully inflammatory. It’s not difficult to imagine that making use of this particular commentary system would allow users a way to experience a safer, richer internet experience. For those that have often stayed away from commenting on blog posts or articles in the past, this system may finally pose a reasonable alternative.

 

 The Google comment system certainly represents a unique alternative to some of the systems that are already in place like Disqus, Livefyre or Comment Luv. It plays to Google’s strengths by integrating itself with Google’s other products, but still uses a multi-platform approach to draw users from other social applications. This system certainly has the potential to grow into a dominant application, and those that prefer to make use of it may well be drawn to Google Plus. Only time will tell how successful this system will be, but it’s certainly worth a try. Will you use it?



Comments

  1. Jim Dougherty says:
    March 30, 2012 at 2:14 pm

    Agree with all of your points, Joe!  Fantastic analysis of a platform that I suspect will be widely adopted when it is launched!  Cheers!

    1. ThinkNewMedia says:
      March 30, 2012 at 2:28 pm

       Thanks for visiting Jim, I appreciate you taking the time to read my post. I
      first learned about it from you earlier this week. I agree, I think it
      will be widely adopted especially by people who’ve been hesitant to
      leave comments in the past. Cheers right back at you my friend :-)

  2. MoneyMakingMommy says:
    March 30, 2012 at 3:35 pm

    I’m going to look into this some more because right now I use DisQus – but I definitely want to be using whatever garners the most interaction and engagement. I love DisQus though – and I’m not sure about giving Google even more insight into what I’m doing or what my visitors are doing.

    1. ThinkNewMedia says:
      March 30, 2012 at 4:07 pm

       Thank you for reading Kelly. I think Google’s an unstoppable force in many areas. Maybe it’s a a little defeatist, but I rather have some control over what they know and how they know it, rather than letting them compile inaccurate data on me and serving up pregnancy ads, just saying…

      1. MoneyMakingMommy says:
        March 30, 2012 at 4:12 pm

         I agree for sure! Having any control is a good thing – that’s why I want to delve into knowing more about their comment system. It would be hard to part with DisQus though. I do love it. Change is hard. I tend to be a person of routine. But changing things up and learning new things is always great – hence, your article! Already has the wheels in my head spinning :-)

        1. ThinkNewMedia says:
          March 31, 2012 at 12:02 pm

           I think most people happy with Disqus, Livefyre or Comment Luv probably won’t make a change unless it’s a complete game changer. Then we’ll all be quietly migrating over and some of us grudgingly so, thanks again for sharing your thoughts Kelly.

  3. Damond Nollan says:
    March 31, 2012 at 5:08 am

    Yes, I would use it. My history with commenting platforms began with Disqus, Facebook, and now Livefyre. 

    What I liked about Disqus was the ease of use. Visitors could log on with practically any service and leave a message. No fuss, no mess.

    With Facebook, I got more engagement. Unfortunately, it didn’t work like I expected. If people share the link on their page, the commenting system doesn’t pick it up or catch conversations. I wish it would.

    Now, with Livefyre, I get the benefits of Disqus, but I also blend in a little CommentLuv. Unfortunately, the link to my latest story isn’t working very well. It would be nice if I could select the title I’d like to associate with the post.

    I would be very interested to see where Google takes it’s platform. Can it take the best of current tools and go even further? I hope so.

    1. ThinkNewMedia says:
      March 31, 2012 at 12:10 pm

       Thanks for visiting Damond, I expect to be an early adopter because I’m fairly new to blogging and commenting and haven’t fallen in love with any one platform yet. I’ve thought about Comment Luv because many of the top bloggers I respect use it. But if Google can combine the best features of other platforms and do what Google usually does and make products better, then I don’t see a reason not to use it. At the end of the day it’s Google, why wouldn’t you try it? Thanks again my friend…

      1. Damond Nollan says:
        April 7, 2012 at 4:11 pm

        Joe, 

        I often get joked by my Apple Fan Boys (@aaronkwhite:twitter  & @timarthur:twitter) about my passionate support for Google. Specifically, I am still on Blogger (Blogspot) when they believe I should be on WordPress. As it pertains to mobile devices, I support Android (another Google product), while others love the iPhone. Most recently, there has been a discussion about my success with Google+.

        Like you, I plan to give Google Comments a look-see upon its release. However, if it doesn’t work as well as @Livefyre:twitter or @disqus:twitter then I don’t see myself leaving.

        We’ll have to wait and see.

        Damond