The Battle for the Homepage: How Publishers Are Using Community to Win Back Control in the Age of Zero-Click
For years, publishers have been told that the homepage is dead. Search and social were supposed to be the engines of discovery, reliable pipelines of readers arriving from Google, Facebook, Twitter, and whatever new platform happened to dominate that month.
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Gamers recently celebrated Christmas, aka the annual E3 conference where the video game industry unveils the latest and greatest in gaming. From exciting new gaming releases like a new Legend of Zelda, new hardware like Project Scorpio and Playstation VR, and more, it’s an exciting time for gamers as the first day of summer arrives.
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Today, I’m happy to announce the release of our user blocking feature. As one of the most requested features from commenters over the years, user blocking provides you with the ability to manage who you interact with on Disqus.
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If you work in a team, be sure that your key colleagues have access to essential features by adding them to your organization.
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Last week, we introduced the Disqus Top Five, a new series to showcase and recognize the top websites across the Internet. To kick off the festivities, we invited nominations for your favorite science websites. We’re talking space, physics, animal science, artificial intelligence, and more. Whether it’s news, research, or debates, science websites span a broad spectrum of topics and embody the desire for exploration and ingenuity.
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The suspense in the air was so thick, you could cut it with a knife. Former teammates were now pitted against each other to bring their ideas to life. Monitors were moved, conference rooms requisitioned, and coffee consumed. At the end of May, Disqus broke apart into small teams for a two-day hackathon. The stakes? Fame, glory, and placement on the product roadmap.
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Today, we’re announcing significant updates to Reveal: a new default ad unit called Sponsored Story, simpler settings, better controls, and a preview of what’s to come.
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It’s May and many television shows are wrapping up their seasons. For Andy Page, it’s also the busiest time of year for SpoilerTV, a site for TV news, rumors, and reviews, which he started in 2007. Luckily, he’s been building websites for over a decade.
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If you’re a community leader on the Internet, chances are you've been accused of censoring those whose comments you've deleted. Of course, you probably don't want to come across to your site visitors as an authoritarian dictator-type, and you probably don't refer to yourself as "Big Brother" in your About Me page. But after enough accusations, you might start to wonder… “have I gone too far as a community moderator?”
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There’s a golden age in every nascent community. A period when social norms are still forming, the membership is small enough where you can still keep track of who’s who, and the interactions still feel very personal.
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We love talking with communities. It’s even better when we get to use our own product to talk to customers in real-time. That’s why, we’ve recently been jumping around to our favorite communities to host AMAs (ask me anything) where we answer all of the burning questions people have about our product.
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