We’re Still Building Disqus

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32 pointsdctrwatson2 comments

Forums, or message boards, were a big part of why, growing up, the Internet was such a magical place to me. It was a place that existed next to the real world; one where I was able to be different versions of myself (depending on what I was into at the time) in a way that wasn’t easy to do offline. I loved it.

If I understand Disqus correctly, it's a tool to take away the possibility to be different versions of themselves from today's teenagers. Mental flexibility of this guy...

I admire the persistence and vision of the Disqus team. They are exactly what the internet needs.

I like the concept behind Disqus's new homepage. I also like many parts of its new aesthetics (colors, freshness). My critique (and trust me I know how hard web dev is) is that the new homepage is pretty visually overwhelming and yet bland. Its too much like Asana / an airplane cockpit.

I know Disqus has tons of features. I'm just not sure showing a new user all 10,000 of them when they first visit the site is what you want to be doing.

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