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Three options for discussions below videos. Story #153293661
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Disqus (The system we use on BNR blogs) seems like the easiest and best choice. The only compelling arugment I can think of for going a different route is if we were looking for a truly free option or if we wanted to silo ourselves from the BNR blog for some reason (Even then, we could just make a new account).

Disqus

Pros

  • Commonplace
  • Already used on BNR blogs so might promote cross traffic (There's a link in the Disqus form to see all conversations across BNR)
  • Free if we can piggy back off the existing plan
    • Otherwise $10 < 50,000 daily views

Cons

Facebook Comments

Pros

  • Very easy to integrate
  • Might encourage FB sharing
  • Free
  • Now impacts SEO

Cons

  • Facebook

Muut

Pros

  • Lightweight
  • Fully customizable
  • Most attractive of the 3

Cons

  • Less widely used
  • Around $40/mo
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