Comments on: From the Pipeline - 5.10.08 http://www.winextra.com/2008/05/10/from-the-pipeline-51008/ aka Steve Hodson - a cranky old fart wandering the internet causing mayhem as he goes Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:55:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: WinExtra » Disqus - the non-stupid version http://www.winextra.com/2008/05/10/from-the-pipeline-51008/#comment-60916 WinExtra » Disqus - the non-stupid version Sun, 11 May 2008 19:23:24 +0000 http://www.winextra.com/2008/05/10/from-the-pipeline-51008/#comment-60916 [...] is a harder one to deal with and one that people like Douglas Karr; who I respect in this area, have raised; which is the loss of SEO and Google juice when your comments are no longer on your own [...] [...] is a harder one to deal with and one that people like Douglas Karr; who I respect in this area, have raised; which is the loss of SEO and Google juice when your comments are no longer on your own [...]

]]> By: Douglas Karr http://www.winextra.com/2008/05/10/from-the-pipeline-51008/#comment-73561 Douglas Karr Sun, 11 May 2008 12:36:46 +0000 http://www.winextra.com/2008/05/10/from-the-pipeline-51008/#comment-73561 Thanks for the link!<br><br>I do take exception to Disqus, though. The posts on my site with the most search engine hits are clearly those with user-generated content (comments). Since Disqus is loaded client-side with Javascript, you're sacrificing a ton of search engine juice. It's another service that subtly takes power from your blog in return for some cool features. I own my blog and comments drive it's ability to remain fresh and target keyword densities, etc. Until Disqus goes server-side, I can't afford to touch it. Thanks for the link!

I do take exception to Disqus, though. The posts on my site with the most search engine hits are clearly those with user-generated content (comments). Since Disqus is loaded client-side with Javascript, you're sacrificing a ton of search engine juice. It's another service that subtly takes power from your blog in return for some cool features. I own my blog and comments drive it's ability to remain fresh and target keyword densities, etc. Until Disqus goes server-side, I can't afford to touch it.

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