Borasky Research Journal Google+ Page Updated 2011-07-31:
1. I’ve turned off One True Fan, most likely permanently, because it was confusing some Highligher users.
2. I’ve turned off Disqus and WordPress commenting as well, though this might be temporary. For the moment, I want to test out Highlighter as the main/only method of discussion.
3. I haven’t found a list of all sites using Highlighter yet, but I can recommend two run by friends of mine, Audrey Watters (@audreywatters) and Michelle Rae Anderson (@mediaChick):
At O’Reilly’s miniTOC Portland conference yesterday (hashtag #TOCPDX), Josh Mullineaux of Highlighter.com presented a brief overview of a new tool for websites, called Highlighter. I’ve enabled Highlighter on this site. There’s a video on the Highlighter home page, but here’s how it works:
1. Highlight any text or image on the site with the mouse / trackpad. You will get a three-option menu: “Save This”, “Share It” and “Comment”.
2. The “Save This” option saves the highlighted content in your Highlighter profile. The “Share It” gives you the option of sharing the highlighted content on Facebook, Twitter, or in an email.
3. The “Comment” option is a little more interesting, and I think this is the awesome part of Highlighter. You can comment on the highlighted content, and your comment is sent to the website owner, me in this case, for moderation. If the owner approves, the comment is posted and any Highlighter subscriber can see it and join in the discussion.
There’s a good bit more to this:
- Highlighter subscribers can follow each others’ streams, just like on Twitter or Facebook. You can think of it as a social network for publishers and their readers. You can join Highlighter here: http://highlighter.com/register/
- For the publisher, there are detailed analytics about how your readers are engaging with your site.
- Subscribers have a profile page, which I’ve linked to my Twitter and LinkedIn profiles. Mine is http://highlighter.com/znmeb/
