New on Eula Sleeps: CommentLuv and NuffnangX
2:27 AM
You probably haven't noticed, but I modified a few things here and there on this blog. Web design is a dynamic process, and I tweak my code a few times a week. (I'm still working out why the Facebook like box isn't showing up in the sidebar on Chrome.) Below are some of the new things on this blog.
Commentluv
I was dissatisfied with Blogger's native commenting system because it didn't offer much in the way of email notifications. I hate it when, as a reader of another blog, I have to check back on a comment I posted just to see if it received a reply. Often, I don't check back anymore! (That also translates to fewer page views for that blog.) But I didn't want to install Disqus because it loads slowly and unreliably. Luckily I remembered Commentluv.
Originally developed for Wordpress, Commentluv is an alternative commenting system that can be installed on Blogger and other blogging formats via the service IntenseDebate. (Here's the tutorial I followed: How to Get CommentLuv on Blogger.) It allows non-Blogger users to subscribe to replies and includes a link to the commenter's chosen recent post. Not only does this help me discover new blogs, but it also increases click-throughs (page views) for the commenter. Try it below!
NuffnangX
Basically: Facebook meets Bloglovin gone mobile. It's an interesting concept with a simple interface. If I didn't already have my Google Reader on the elegantly designed Flipboard, this would be my go-to app for following blogs. Besides being an RSS aggregator, some of its notable features are:
What are other blogging tools do you recommend?
Commentluv 
I was dissatisfied with Blogger's native commenting system because it didn't offer much in the way of email notifications. I hate it when, as a reader of another blog, I have to check back on a comment I posted just to see if it received a reply. Often, I don't check back anymore! (That also translates to fewer page views for that blog.) But I didn't want to install Disqus because it loads slowly and unreliably. Luckily I remembered Commentluv.Originally developed for Wordpress, Commentluv is an alternative commenting system that can be installed on Blogger and other blogging formats via the service IntenseDebate. (Here's the tutorial I followed: How to Get CommentLuv on Blogger.) It allows non-Blogger users to subscribe to replies and includes a link to the commenter's chosen recent post. Not only does this help me discover new blogs, but it also increases click-throughs (page views) for the commenter. Try it below!
NuffnangX 
Basically: Facebook meets Bloglovin gone mobile. It's an interesting concept with a simple interface. If I didn't already have my Google Reader on the elegantly designed Flipboard, this would be my go-to app for following blogs. Besides being an RSS aggregator, some of its notable features are:- Blog discovery. Recommends blogs similar to the ones you already follow.
- Conversations. The app shows comments as conversation threads, which is nothing new. But being mobile, you get a notifications on your phone whenever someone leaves a comment on your blog. Commenting then becomes akin to texting or chatting. The problem I have with this is that it only displays the commenter's name, no URL. And as I've mentioned, I love looking at commenters' blogs. It's how I usually find the most interesting blogs to follow.
- "Elevator pitch." The nickname of an algorithm that will crawl through an entire post and pick the one most interesting line of the entry to display as a tagline on the app. I think this is still in development because the chosen lines aren't exactly on pitch (hrrrrr) with the main topic of the post.
What are other blogging tools do you recommend?
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