Add Hassle-Free Commenting to Your Website...Instantly

Corporations are increasingly looking at blogging as a way to share knowledge within the organization. As a knowledge management tool, blogs can be very powerful. From an information management perspective they can be a nightmare.

PollStream’s Comment Engine, removes the headache from the equation by making it easy to add blog-style comments to your existing website. You won’t have to “go to the mat” with your IT department over a new content management system. All it takes is a few lines of code added to your existing web templates and you’re ready.

Industrial-Strength Control

Opening your site to reader comments can be a little frightening. What if employees run amok with irrelevant comments or pick fights with each other in the comment section? Of course the other fear is that maybe nobody will comment at all.

PollStream’s Comment Engine gives you control over both scenarios. You can require employees to register with name, location and email address before they post comments. This encourages readers to stand behind their words and cuts down on spurious commenting. You can also require that comments be approved before they appear on your site. This lets you keep inappropriate postings from going live. When you do approve a comment, PollStream ensures that the comment is automatically published to the correct article or web page.

In addition to screening and approving comments, PollStream’s Comment Engine makes it easy to provide feedback to people who leave comments. Automatically notify comment posters when you accept or reject their posts and optionally add your own message, encouraging further participation. For instance if you reject a post because it is off-topic, you can point the comment poster to an appropriate article where he can share his insight. All comments are stored along with approval history and any follow-up messages. This way you have a complete comment history in one easy-to-access location.

Track Many Conversations at the Same Time

PollStream’s Comment Engine lets you view comments from all articles in one convenient control panel. In fact, you can view comments coming in from many websites at the same time. Minimize information overload by filtering comments by approval status, topic or date. You can even filter comments by language, making PollStream an ideal tool for multilingual corporate environments.

No-Fidget Widgets

It’s important to stay on top of reader comments and respond promptly. But you don’t want to live in the Comment Engine control panel. Fortunately, PollStream lets you place a widget on your desktop, a small floating window that tells you how many comments are pending. This way you can tell at a glance whether or not you have comments waiting for approval.

Get Everyone Talking

Once you add PollStream’s Comment Engine to your site you’ll discover a multiplying effect to your communications. Your audience is no longer a collection of readers. They become participants in the conversation. Subject matter experts can affirm or correct online articles. People looking for information can easily discover other subject matter experts within the organization. How you use your Comment Engine is up to you. Use it to keep conversations focused and on topic, or encourage people to “open up” for a more freewheeling exchange. In the end, it’s all about adding value to your communications.

To learn more about PollStream’s Comment Engine and how it can add blog-style interaction to your website, contact PollStream to schedule a demonstration.