Google is giving Blogger a boost by enabling users to bring Google+ comments to their blogs.
Once the feature is enabled in the Blogger Dashboard, Google+ comments made about a particular blog post hosted by Blogger will automatically flank that blog, making it easy for the blog owner to keep track of discussions and comments specific posts are stimulating.
“Reading and responding to comments can be one of the most rewarding aspects of blogging,” writes Google+ principal engineer Yonatan Zunger in a blog post. “Not only do they help you connect with your readers, they can also inspire later blog entries. The challenge, oftentimes, is following all the conversations around your content—on Google+, for instance, as well as on your website. So we’re making things a lot simpler.”
Bloggers will also be able to see activity from direct visitors as well as from people talking about their content on Google+ simply by browsing their blog’s comment threads.
If a public Google+ discussion about a specific post is sparked, for example, those comments and replies will also appear on users’ Blogger blogs, effectively allowing them to connect with more of their readers, all in one place.
Readers would also be given the option to comment about a blog post publicly, or privately to their circles on Google+. When browsing blog comments, they will be given the option to view all of them, only the top comments, or only those from people in their circles, depending on their preference.
“In all cases, you and your readers will only see the comments you have permission to see,” Zunger writes. “Giving people these kinds of controls not only encourages more meaningful sharing — it can lead to more blog traffic.”
To enable the Google+ Comments feature, users must visit the Google+ tab of their Blogger Dashboard and check ‘Use Google+ Comments.’
Bloggers can also visit any post on the Official Google Blog or on Blogger Buzz to see the Google+ Comments feature “in action.”
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resource:http://www.sitepronews.com/2013/04/19/google-comments-can-now-be-linked-to-blogger/
