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donnacha started following the idea "IntenseDebate admin could use a "Search IP" feature" in IntenseDebate.

donnacha started following the question "Creating a Forum" in IntenseDebate.

A comment on the idea "Tweetbacks" in IntenseDebate:

The point is not to list your own FF comments but comments made, by others using FF, about your blog post. Exactly like trackbacks from the blogs of others. – donnacha, on January 30, 2009 02:07

A comment on the idea "Facebook Connect." in IntenseDebate:

I have to agree with Jonathan's sentiments.

It is good, very good, that you are being honest about not having plans to implement a feature that so many people, in this thread and elsewhere, have made clear is a deal-breaker for them.

It is, however, alarming that ID is so complacent, so willing to blow the boost that being acquired by Automattic gave. Disqus continues to roar ahead, having integrated Facebook before Christmas, this week FriendFeed and, at this rate, I'm betting they'll have Tweetbacks months before you get around to telling us that they aren't on your dev list.

Don't get me wrong, nothing would please me more than to see ID catch up with the other commenting systems but, when you are so blasé about features that your users have asked for, features that so clearly fit the core mission of ID, features which your main competitor has so swiftly identified and executed, I have to wonder what other features could possibly be more compelling.

Again, thank you for being honest and freeing those who had expected so much to move on. Also, sorry if I have given you a hard time here over the past couple of months, I only submitted feature suggestions because I was excited by the potential ID seemed to have and dearly wanted to see user participation brought to the next level. I will certainly keep half an eye on ID's future announcements, hoping you pull something amazing out of your hat, but, for now, ID does not appear to be in sync with what we site-owners need. – donnacha, on January 29, 2009 23:41

A comment on the idea "Tweetbacks" in IntenseDebate:

Thanks.

I guess that makes sense, his tweetbacks appear before the commenting section, bypassing ID - good to know that it's possible, pity there isn't a way to do the same for the other popular features that ID lacks.

I find it interesting that, in this particular example, the guys has 4 tweetbacks but no trackbacks, suggesting that, as ridiculous as the idea of tweetbacks initially sounds, it is actually a viable way to reflect reactions to a particular post.

If, as people are saying, 2009 is the year that Twitter usage goes mainstream, tweetbacks will be even more important.

Donnacha – donnacha, on January 21, 2009 21:42

A comment on the idea "Tweetbacks" in IntenseDebate:

Really, you've seen blogs with both?

It would be really useful if you could share a few URLs, thanks. – donnacha, on January 21, 2009 21:27

A comment on the idea "Tweetbacks" in IntenseDebate:

Comment-related plugins simply won't work with IntenseDebate because it completely replaces your website's commenting system, so, you won't get features such as video commenting, Facebook Connect or tweetbacks until IntenseDebate get around to implementing them.

For all the advantages, this dependence on someone else's speed of execution is the major disadvantage of using any third-party commenting system and, unfortunately, probably because of the disruption of moving their system over to Automattic, IntenseDebate has fallen pretty far behind the competition lately. – donnacha, on January 21, 2009 21:22

donnacha replied on January 13, 2009 18:23 to the idea "Facebook Connect." in IntenseDebate:

Just to give this suggestion a bit of a bump, I'd like to draw the ID team's attention to how well Facebook Connect integration has been working out for Disqus.

Disqus has been included in Mashable's 10 Great Implementations of Facebook Connect.

How it uses Facebook Connect: Disqus, the YCombinator-backed comment plug-in service, now makes it simple for your blog readers to bypass signing up a for a Disqus account and removes the need to type in a name and email before commenting. With a few clicks, readers of a Disqus-enabled blog can start commenting.

Why it is a winner: It’s simple - there are more people with Facebook accounts than Disqus accounts. Anything that makes it easier to use Disqus is a win for the company.

I'd really like to see ID catch up with Disqus on this feature, because I believe that ID is better overall but, as the owners of blogs, I have to do everything I can to encourage my visitors to comment - that is my battleground, my blogs will succeed or fail on that basis.

I understand why ID let Disqus get ahead on video because, obviously, that depended on another company, Seesmic, and perhaps they would demand money or something, but Facebook Connect is completely open, ID could go ahead and implement it without waiting for anyone's permission.

donnacha replied on January 12, 2009 21:47 to the question "iTunes cost" in TalkShoe:

Dave, thanks for your answers here and in the other thread.

Yes, I misunderstood and thought that "being in iTunes" meant being able to add the RSS, I now understand that you meant the directory/store.

BTW, extremely impressed by TalkShoe, one Hell of a good idea and something I will be using extensively from now on.

A comment on the idea "Connecting to talskshoe via SIP without dialing the cast iD and PIN." in TalkShoe:

Gizmo5 via the iPhone version of Fring does have this problem, no DTMF, and I think it affects the Fring versions for other mobiles too. – donnacha, on January 12, 2009 08:27

donnacha asked a question in TalkShoe on January 12, 2009 08:23:

Hide some followed Talkcasts

Sometimes, you don't want people in one talkcast you participate in to click through to your profile and see all the other talkcasts you follow, especially in the beginning when you pick n' mix all sorts of different subjects.

At the moment, if you want to keep your interest in some talkcasts private, you have to stop following them but, then, they're almost impossible to keep track of. We should be able to click a box to hide specific talkcasts that we want to follow but don't want appearing in our public profile.

Who agrees?

donnacha replied on January 12, 2009 07:18 to the question "iTunes cost" in TalkShoe:

Hmmm, I didn't have to do this, my two short test shows both got a working iTunes link.

donnacha replied on January 11, 2009 23:51 to the question "Will I be able to call Talkshoe via Skype for free in the future?" in TalkShoe:

So, Dave, did this actually happen in the 3 months since you replied?

donnacha started following the question "Can I use Skype to connect to TalkShoe?" in TalkShoe.

donnacha shared an idea in IntenseDebate on January 10, 2009 03:23:

Tweetbacks

Tweetbacks are going to be as important as trackbacks, this Smashing Magazine introduction explains why.

ID already support trackbacks and your Twitter integration is very useful; are you going to introduce tweetbacks as an option?

Much as trackbacks encourage other bloggers to refer to our posts, Tweetbacks will encourage people to tweet about them, helping to spread the word and kick-start the debate.

A comment on the idea "Instapaper Integration" in Bit Maki Software:

Marco, you're an OS X Superstar!! :) – donnacha, on December 26, 2008 17:01

donnacha marked one of Marco Arment's replies in Bit Maki Software as useful. Marco Arment replied to the idea "Instapaper Integration".

donnacha marked one of Jonathan 'Wolf' Rentzsch's replies in Bit Maki Software as useful. Jonathan 'Wolf' Rentzsch replied to the idea "Instapaper Integration".

donnacha marked one of Jonathan 'Wolf' Rentzsch's replies in Bit Maki Software as useful. Jonathan 'Wolf' Rentzsch replied to the idea "Save Original Text as "Lyrics"".

donnacha shared an idea in Bit Maki Software on December 24, 2008 21:29:

Save Original Text as "Lyrics"

ITunes, the iPhone and the iPod allow lyrics to be stored alongside sound files (or is it within them as meta data?).

It would be incredibly useful to have Textcast sync the original text to iTunes along with the sound file, allowing users to read along or simply check words or phrases that Alex manages to garble.