25 reasons you should use Disqus
- Disqus lets you easily track all comments you have left scattered over the blogosphere.
- Disqus allows you to adminster comments on multiple blogs from a single dashboard.
- Disqus has built-in effective protection against comment spam.
- Disqus provides tight integration with Blogger, WordPress, Typepad, MT and Tumblr.
- Disqus provides Javascript code for every other CMS.
- Disqus supports threaded comments.
- Disqus allows you to fix that embarassing typo by editting comments.
- Disqus 'eat their own dog food'.
- Disqus is free to use.
- Disqus is used on over 4,000 blogs.
- Disqus lets you subscribe to individual comment threads.
- Disqus supports gravatars.
- Disqus lets you rate comments you like (and dislike).
- Disqus provides an RSS feed for all your comments.
- Disqus styles comments in keeping with your blog.
- Disqus is configurable and extensible.
- Disqus is written in Django.
- Disqus treats an email reply to an comment thread as as additional comment.
- Disqus is under active development.
- Disqus listen to user feedback.
- Disqus offers an API so you can write your own applications.
- Disqus allows you to use your OpenId credentials.
- Disqus offer unbelievably helpful and prompt support.
- Disqus provide excellent widgets.
- Disqus supports multlple moderators and a range of moderation options.
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