IntenseDebate
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IntenseDebate is a blog comment hosting service
owned by Automattic
, Inc. It competes with Disqus
, Livefyre and Echo.
It was launched as a private beta in January 2007 by TechStars
, a startup incubator, and launched as an open beta on October 30th, 2007. On September 23, 2008, Automattic announced its acquisition of IntenseDebate's properties, and returned to private beta until November of that year.
Blog comment hosting service
A blog comment hosting service is a service which externally hosts comments posted by users to blog posts. Many such services allow for users to log into a blog comment hosting service using social network profile credentials such as those of Facebook Connect, Yahoo!, Google, LinkedIn, MySpace,...
owned by Automattic
Automattic
Automattic, Inc. is a web development corporation founded in August 2005.It is most notable for WordPress.com , as well as its contributions to WordPress .-Projects:Other projects include:...
, Inc. It competes with Disqus
Disqus
Disqus is an online discussion and commenting service for websites and online communities that uses a networked platform. The company’s platform includes various features, such as social integration, social networking, user profiles, spam and moderation tools, analytics, email notifications, and...
, Livefyre and Echo.
It was launched as a private beta in January 2007 by TechStars
Techstars
TechStars is a mentorship-driven seed stage investment fund founded in 2006 by David Cohen, Brad Feld, Jared Polis and David Brown. TechStars provides seed funding for teams forming web/software companies. The organization holds programs in Boulder, Colorado, Boston, Massachusetts, Seattle,...
, a startup incubator, and launched as an open beta on October 30th, 2007. On September 23, 2008, Automattic announced its acquisition of IntenseDebate's properties, and returned to private beta until November of that year.