Are conversations better when they are open or closed? — Tech News and Analysis

posted on 29/03/2012 08:45 #comments #blogging #branch

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If there’s one aspect of the web that never seems to stand still for very long, it’s the conversational side: first, blogs were the way people shared things and discussions took place in a blog’s comment section, and then Facebook and Twitter and Google came along, and a lot of bloggers decided they didn’t need comments any more. Facebook has tried to fix comments by offering up its own platform, and Google is reportedly planning to do the same — and there are also some startups trying to tackle the problem as well, including a newcomer called Branch.