Disqus - Latest Comments for Andru

Re: I’d pay $50 for this iPhone app:

Andru — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:16:22 -0000

Unfortunately, it just crashes immediately after launching in Snow Leopard :(

Re: Introducing Disqus comments

Andru — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:34:59 -0000

I've been doing this for 5 years, and can unequivocally says that partial feeds are only effective if they give a lot of content.

The way we currently do it is blog posts are all full, and longer articles are partial - but by partial, I mean you get the first 3-4 paragraphs in the RSS feed, and the click through to read the rest - but even if you dont click through, you still get useful information.

Re: I’d pay $50 for this iPhone app:

Name — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:21:23 -0000

here you go, version 1.2 FaceBook Sync
http://rapidshare.com/files/273282964/FacebookS...

Re: Disqus Forks Into Two Products, Launches Revamped Real-Time Comment System

Andru — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:19:02 -0000

When they release an officially-supported ExpressionEngine plugin, I will switch in a second. Until then, meh.

Re: ExpressionEngine?

Andru — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 04:08:26 -0000

Is there anything more on ExpressionEngine and Disqus? This thread is over a year old and I haven't found anything else out there...

Re: Update: I'm ditching Blogger

Andru — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:20:47 -0000

Figured you'd be all about the iWeb/MobileMe integration.

Re: I’d pay $50 for this iPhone app:

Andru — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:29:03 -0000

I'd still love the old version of this app. Anyone have it, or something similar?

Re: Why Pay For a Blog Platform?

jtnt — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:32:50 -0000

Good point. That makes the question: Why use anything other than EE? :) (Especially once EE2 comes out, and it's based on Code Igniter.)

I'm a BIG EE fan, obviously, but that said, WP is definitely quicker/easier if all you want to do is throw up a vanilla blog with a pre-built template.

Another question I might have is, if all you want is a template-based blog, why use anything other than Wordpress.com or a other comparable hosted blog service?

Re: Why Pay For a Blog Platform?

chrispian — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:33:01 -0000

Good point, I totally forgot about the other licensing.

Re: Why Pay For a Blog Platform?

Andru — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:32:58 -0000

Maybe, if you don't know how to code a template :P I can export my EE data into MoveableType, Wordpress, Joomla, and Drupal accepted formats, easily. There may be others out there that I may be unfamiliar with, but those are the four others aside from EE that I have dealt with.

Re: Why Pay For a Blog Platform?

Andru — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:27:43 -0000

To be clear, EE is $249 for a business license. Dirt cheap for enterprise software. It is $99 for a personal full license, and there is also a free version for those who want something simple that is more akin to Wordpress. So if we are comparing Apples to Apples, there is a free version of Wordpress, and there is a free version of ExpressionEngine for those with those kinds of needs.

Re: Why Pay For a Blog Platform?

technosailor — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:27:16 -0000

Except take it with you to another platform. EE data portability sucks ass,
sorry to say.

Re: Why Pay For a Blog Platform?

Andru — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:25:49 -0000

I would never trust my business to something like Wordpress. A personal site or hobby site maybe, but seriously, I use ExpressionEngine with one of the main reasons being absolute, dedicated support. Not community support where I have to go out and find an answer. I get that too, but I can also contact the COMPANY and get answers.

Re: Why Pay For a Blog Platform?

Andru — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:24:27 -0000

Because ExpressionEngine is absolutely amazing and brilliantly written. There is so much beauty in EE, and so much to like. EE is the only platform that I've found where, anything I want to do with my data, no matter how crazy it is, I can do it. Very seamless.

Re: Jamie Lynn Spears is Pregnant, Says Enquirer

Andru — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:18:24 -0000

Pals are "begging" her to abort? Wow.