I've used a competitor called co.mments.com which launched right after Cocomment and missed a lot of the hype.
It's a very simple and far less intrusive service. You add a simple browser bookmarklet to your links bar which you click whenever you are reading a blogpost whose comments you want to track (you don't have to write a comment).
Any new comments in those posts get added to your RSS feed for tracking. The very rare time the service is down, you just lose the ability to track not to comment.
Works on blogs, Flickr, Digg, Upcoming
Highly recommended.
francine hardaway
· 2 years ago
TojaBoya, as we used to say in our family! I had CoComment on my Flock browser and gave it up. Then when you told me you were trying it, I put it back, this time on Firefox. Now I am back to using Flock without CoComment. Agreed that it works well when it works, but it just messes up too often.
francine hardaway
· 2 years ago
Whoops! That was supposed to be Toja Boja, which is a contraction for "I told you so." I made it unrecognizable, didn't I?
Andy C
· 2 years ago
I love(d) coComment but the Firefox plugin breaks Google Analytics reports. I was dearly hoping 2.0 would fix this but it doesn't. Sigh.
As an alternative, I also use co.comments which works well. The only thing I miss is the instant automatic notification in Firefox. However subscribing to an RSS feed is a decent alternative.
Thomas
· 2 years ago
I have been using coComments successfully for the last couple of days. I have not run into any problems so far, but I don't think I am commenting as heavily as you are.
It is interesting to see that you are having issues at your usage rate.
I do like the concept of the service - it can be difficult keeping track of numerous comments on a variety of blogs.
Bob Walsh
· 2 years ago
Sorry to hear that Robert - my hopes went up when you blogged about them a few days ago.
Hopefully some enterprising microISV out there will come up with a solution for this. Maybe it's time to stop trying to make web browsers into something they are not and just give people a tool on their desktops that does the same thing.
BTW, coComments broke trying to leave this comment...
Julie
· 2 years ago
The thing I don't like about it is that comments made by coComments members aren't saved to my blog, but they ARE saved to the coComments server. What a way to ruin a conversation...
Markus Tressl
· 2 years ago
I just experienced the same with my Firefox plugin. 'Cannot post comment' Thought when clicking the X in the CoComment bar it is disabled for this post only.
Also realized Google Analytics not working. I'll give them till tomorrow to fix it. Otherwise i will be gone.
Kristina Serafim
· 2 years ago
I apologize you experienced some trouble with coComment. We are uploading the new version (v2) today. Though we did as much testing as possible, some bugs, such as this one, may show up. Please let us know if you come across anything else and we will try fixing it as soon as we can. Thanks! coComment Team
Frank Roche
· 2 years ago
Yep, I removed them from my Firefox plugins and I'm dropping them. That's ridiculous. I lost 3 different comments at places because of their ridiculous outage. I have liked them, but that kind of garbage makes them dead to me.
Ryan Stewart
· 2 years ago
Well said Robert. I've been looking for a way to track comments and gave CoComment a shot after you mentioned it. But I had some issues actually submitting a comment while using it and that's unacceptable no matter how useful it is.
I installed (then quickly uninstalled) CoComment earlier today after the Firefox extension brought my browser to its knees. The browser slowed to a crawl, I couldn't post comments, and things were just not good at all.
I like the idea of CoComment though. I comment on a lot of blogs and it'd be nice to have a way to know when others respond to what I've said. Maybe I'll try again when CoComment fixes the bugs and has an extension and service that actually works reliably.
Vivek Sonny Abraham
· 2 years ago
From their site: Please Note: coComment is currently in early Beta testing. Please bear with us as we refine and improve the service! If you have any suggestions please do not hesitate to contact us.
I guess we need to give them some more time. I really hope they come up with a solution that doesn't break.
Tinu
· 2 years ago
Same thing happens to me. Less when I'm in Firefox but it still happens.
I tried coComments when it first launched, but wasn't impressed as it only seemed to show me other comments left by coComments users. co.mments.com will show me all the comments left on a post.
And as you click on a bookmarklet independently of posting a comment, it won't ever get in the way of you leaving a comment! (and you can track comments on posts that you haven't commented on yourself)
gwhiz
· 2 years ago
Mr. Scoble - In looking at the CoComment bookmarklet there seems to have been an update made somewhere along the line. A DIIF points out some refined stuff and IF you like the concept of CoComment you might try the bookmarklet. I'm using it in Safari (look! it's not like it's eggplant) and have had nothing but good experiences. If the plugin is ruining things give the bookmarklet a shot and maybe, just maybe the relationship will be preserved until they can issue a healthier update. Or, not.
Kristina Serafim
· 2 years ago
Quick update: We are finishing up the migration to v2 and we expect to have the new version up on August 2nd, Thursday. In the meantime, bear with us as we're trying to eliminate any potential glitches associated with the transition. We're very excited to show you v2, so come and check it out later this week!!!
Kristina Serafim
· 2 years ago
And one more thing ... please don't hesitate to contact us with any questions or suggestions. We will do our best to make the process as smooth as possible. Thanks! coComment Team
Doug Haslam
· 2 years ago
I didn't experience the blocking Robert did, but I did notice trouble logging in to cocomment today, and then the page seemed to be missing some old comment threads I had-- at least now I know why, assuming some growing pains during 2.0 switchover?
Shaine
· 2 years ago
I'm starting to get frustrated, but am not going to give up just yet. I'll give it a full week.
Patrick
· 2 years ago
I love the idea of cocomment, but it slows down my browser tremendously. I'm having trouble opening more than 5 tabs (and usually I have around 20 open).
Anyone the same problem?
Kristina Serafim
· 2 years ago
coComment V2 Beta is now live! Please check it out. We've added many new features, which we've been told makes coComment the most sophisticated conversation tracking tool out on the market. Some of the features we suggest to try include: 1. My coComment (Your personal page with overview of your conversations, your community and what's hot in the conversational space) 2. My Conversations (Updates on your conversations and the ones from your friends, groups, favorites plus invitations sent by your buddies to join interesting conversation) 2. My Community (Your friends, groups, favorites, followers and conversational neighbors 3. My Groups: Starting point to share conversations by interest, only with selected people (private) or extend interactions for your audience 4. Sidebar: Navigate efficiently from any one conversation to another 5. Comment Anywhere: Start a conversation on any webpage, comment on and share with your community interesting information anywhere on the web
Please let s know if you have any questions or feedback! Thanks, coComment Team
Terinea Weblog
· 2 years ago
When it interfered with my online purchases, it was bye bye cocoment! Jamie
Kristina Serafim
· 2 years ago
@Jamie: I just tried leaving a comment on your blog, but was not able to. Anyhow, what I wanted to communicate is that we understand your frustration with experiencing some issues with coComment over the last few days. As we've indicated in prior posts, we were migrating to the new version, V2 Beta. Though we did extensive testing and tried eliminating any issues associated with transitioning to the new version, we understand this may have caused some glitches. V2 Beta is now live and we think you'll find that we've added significant improvements and new features to the service. We encourage you to check it out and please let us know if there's anything we can do to make the experience better. Thanks! The coComment Team
Rob Evans
· 2 years ago
I just dumped it too. it kept slowing everything down and bringing up boxes under boxes..sorry gone.
Kristina Serafim
· 2 years ago
Ok, we got the message from few of you with comments about the new interface, etc. As a result, today we have made a change to the system so that we retain the advantages of the new (cleaner interface, more functionality) with the simplicity and extensibility of the old Conversation Tracking. Let us know what you think please. Thanks! coComment Team
Avinash
· 2 years ago
A few days ago, I removed the coComment extension from my browser because the new version seemed to trouble more than the old version.
Kristina
· 2 years ago
@Avinash: Can you please tell us what type of problems you are having? We've solved most of the known bugs and will definitely try to fix the issues you're experiencing. Feel free to e-mail me at kristina@cocomment.com. Thanks!
zuzi
· 2 years ago
I guess we need to give them some more time. I really hope they come up with a solution that doesn’t break. Bilgi yarışması
hayvan resimleri
· 2 years ago
When it interfered with my online purchases, it was bye bye cocoment!
Anne
· 1 year ago
I came in here to look for alternatives to Cocomment. I like/need the functionionality (automatically collect comments feeds so I don't loose tracks of the discussions I participate in) but find CoComment far too clustered and intrusive (and ugly design).
I am happy to see there are alternatives - I am going to try these out (from comments above): commentful co.mments.com
Works fine... less intrusive that CoComment, and tastier design. However would be better if it had a clear way of signalling whenever there is a new comment in a discussion, eg. if the button in the toolbar changed colour.
boardtc
· 4 months ago
I miss co.mments. I can's get cocomment to work & commentful is not compatible with current firefox. is there anything else out there people recommend?
All Comments
Have you tried Commentful? Commentful?
I use it for the same purpose as you're using CoComment and I think it works great. It integrates well with the Firefox browser too.
Brent
It's a very simple and far less intrusive service. You add a simple browser bookmarklet to your links bar which you click whenever you are reading a blogpost whose comments you want to track (you don't have to write a comment).
Any new comments in those posts get added to your RSS feed for tracking. The very rare time the service is down, you just lose the ability to track not to comment.
Works on blogs, Flickr, Digg, Upcoming
Highly recommended.
As an alternative, I also use co.comments which works well. The only thing I miss is the instant automatic notification in Firefox. However subscribing to an RSS feed is a decent alternative.
It is interesting to see that you are having issues at your usage rate.
I do like the concept of the service - it can be difficult keeping track of numerous comments on a variety of blogs.
Hopefully some enterprising microISV out there will come up with a solution for this. Maybe it's time to stop trying to make web browsers into something they are not and just give people a tool on their desktops that does the same thing.
BTW, coComments broke trying to leave this comment...
Thought when clicking the X in the CoComment bar it is disabled for this post only.
Also realized Google Analytics not working. I'll give them till tomorrow to fix it. Otherwise i will be gone.
=Ryan
rstewart@adobe.com
I'd be interested to see your co-comment at CNET if you try again. I'm interested in any opportunities continue the discussion.
bernie.mcginn@cnet.com
- Bernie
I like the idea of CoComment though. I comment on a lot of blogs and it'd be nice to have a way to know when others respond to what I've said. Maybe I'll try again when CoComment fixes the bugs and has an extension and service that actually works reliably.
Please Note: coComment is currently in early Beta testing. Please bear with us as we refine and improve the service! If you have any suggestions please do not hesitate to contact us.
I guess we need to give them some more time. I really hope they come up with a solution that doesn't break.
I tried coComments when it first launched, but wasn't impressed as it only seemed to show me other comments left by coComments users. co.mments.com will show me all the comments left on a post.
And as you click on a bookmarklet independently of posting a comment, it won't ever get in the way of you leaving a comment! (and you can track comments on posts that you haven't commented on yourself)
Anyone the same problem?
1. My coComment (Your personal page with overview of your conversations, your community and what's hot in the conversational space)
2. My Conversations (Updates on your conversations and the ones from your friends, groups, favorites plus invitations sent by your buddies to join interesting conversation)
2. My Community (Your friends, groups, favorites, followers and conversational neighbors
3. My Groups: Starting point to share conversations by interest, only with selected people (private) or extend interactions for your audience
4. Sidebar: Navigate efficiently from any one conversation to another
5. Comment Anywhere: Start a conversation on any webpage, comment on and share with your community interesting information anywhere on the web
Please let s know if you have any questions or feedback! Thanks, coComment Team
Jamie
I am happy to see there are alternatives - I am going to try these out (from comments above):
commentful
co.mments.com
sounds good... are there more?
Thanks,
Anne
Works fine... less intrusive that CoComment, and tastier design. However would be better if it had a clear way of signalling whenever there is a new comment in a discussion, eg. if the button in the toolbar changed colour.