I just signed up for Disqus on Sunday using their old website for my blog comments. It was quite confusing, especially the sections that showed how to embed the comments on my own generic blog. I felt they were trying to do two different things using the same exact app (comments I've left on other sites and comments users have left on my site). As a result, I kept getting confused by features I did not much care for while setting up comments for my blog.
I just logged back in and am glad to see it is a significantly cleaner interface and that they have split the two products. Having made many sites that went from single page tools to full-blown apps, I can see how the interface slowly gets more and more crowded and confusing as we add more features. Every once in a while, developers/designers must take a step back, analyze what it is that we're trying to do, and make changes to not only simplify the product but also the message. Having just experienced the difference between what it was two days ago and what it is now, I can say that the Disqus team did a pretty good job.
Disqus is so nice. Best part is the reactions that you also get with twitter comments, facebook comments, etc. Since people dont' comment as much on blogs but still talk about the links on twitter it helps you pull that content right in. JS-Kit may be better now, I used it a while ago but Disqus is just very useful.
I just logged back in and am glad to see it is a significantly cleaner interface and that they have split the two products. Having made many sites that went from single page tools to full-blown apps, I can see how the interface slowly gets more and more crowded and confusing as we add more features. Every once in a while, developers/designers must take a step back, analyze what it is that we're trying to do, and make changes to not only simplify the product but also the message. Having just experienced the difference between what it was two days ago and what it is now, I can say that the Disqus team did a pretty good job.