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Seesmic Video, Threaded Commenting now on TechTicker 

As mentioned previously, after a great deal of investigation and deliberation I’ve opted to move the TechTicker from WordPress.com to a commercial hosting provider. This was inspired largely by the various restrictions imposed by WP.com - not the least of which related to plugins and use of JavaScript. In some ways it was an unfortunate decision to have to make, because I like WordPress.com and didn’t want to have to pay for hosting, however ultimately WP’s restrictions were preventing me from taking this blog to the places I’d like to go.

With this in mind I’d like to announce the launch of a few new options.

Seesmic

First and foremost are the inclusions of the previously elusive Seesmic plugin and embed options. As described in the above clip, this enables readers to post video comments in addition to that of text-based. To post a video comment go to the unique page for the post and scroll to the bottom. As depicted in the following screenshot you’ll then see a link beneath the comment text field inviting you to “leave a Video Comment with Seesmic”.

Clicking on this will replace the text field with a video window, at which point you’ll be prompted to enter your Seesmic login credentials. If you do not have a Seesmic account you are given the option to create one without having to leave the page. Once logged in just record your video and assign it a title.

After you’ve submitted the video the page will refresh and you’ll see a thumbnail of your video included inline with the other comments - both video-based or text-based.

Threaded Commenting

The second important commenting option is that of threaded replies. You’ll now see a “Reply” link included beneath each comment. Clicking on reply will enable you to post a response directly beneath another comment as opposed to the traditional commenting convention of chronological order.

Both options have been included for distinct reasons rather than a tangential value-add, and I plan on trying to explore some new discursive territory in the coming weeks. In the meantime I encourage you to experiment with the new functionality and please let me know your thoughts.

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