JS-Kit nabs SezWho as blog comment services converge
Blog commenting services have been consolidating over the past year, thinning out a once crowded market. Most recently, JS-Kit, maker of blog widgets for polls, ratings and comments, acquired competing commenting company SezWho — which itself absorbed blog semantic search firm Tejit last May. And… Continue Reading
Facebook launches comments widget for web publishers
Facebookâs Connect service already lets users comment on news articles and other web-wide content using their Facebook identities. Now the company is taking another step, by letting web publishers install the actual Facebook comments interface within their own sites. For web publishers who just want… Continue Reading
More open government: Obama transition site Change.gov gets user comments
Change.gov, president-elect Barack Obama’s web site covering his administration’s transition to the White House, now lets users share their feedback about the U.S. health care system. Since this new page of the site launched yesterday, asking the provocative question “What worries you most about the… Continue Reading
At TechStars, 12 teams show that Boulder, CO, can produce fantastic tech
“Boulder is good for engineers — if you’re into innovation in rock climbing technology,” a friend once quipped about the outdoor-loving Colorado college town. But today, 12 startups from TechStars, a Boulder-based incubator, demoed their products in Mountain View, Calif. and did a good job… Continue Reading
JS-Kit buys Haloscan, bashes Disqus
JS-Kit, best known for its easy-to-add commenting widget, has acquired Haloscan, another comment service, for an undisclosed mix of cash and stock. The acquisition adds 500,000 blogs to JS-Kit’s reach and makes it larger than the rest of the market, which includes Disqus, SezWho, and… Continue Reading