Blog comments are like the graffiti of the untamed digital continent. Some are helpful, like the spray paint on the fence that says “beware of dog.” Others are very impressive, like a beautiful mural.

Last month, an improbable Internet exchange inspired many who noticed it to reconsider what's possible when debating politics online. It began when MIT professor Scott Aaronson published a blog post ...

Good blog comments are like diamonds in the rough – you might need to sift through quite a bit of superfluous junk to find one, but when you do they can provide great criticisms, insights and helpful ...

A new journal article suggests that blog comments and Google autocomplete are changing the way the public consumes scientific news. Dominique Brossard and Dietram A. Scheufele of the University of ...

Google’s John Mueller advises site owners that removing all comments from a website may adversely impact search rankings. Mueller offers this advice during the Google Search Central SEO hangout ...

There are way too many comment login systems out there. Each blogging platform (WordPress, Typepad, Blogger) has its own login system, then there are the cross-platform commenting systems like Disqus ...