I've read some good things about how DISQUS works.
Experiencing it myself for the first time with this post.
I'll track the overall experience and give an update once I have had time to digest it.
A single place to monitor and traffic and syndicate all the discussions that surrounds my online activity seems promising and efficient.
UPDATE - two days later.
I didn't really expect that comments and subscribers would explode now that I'm using the service. But some of the hype surrounding it did leave me with that impression. Did I believe the hype? maybe. What else would a hopeful hermit do?
Until this content is well worth reading and has a reason to have a following, I wouldn't really expect the benefits of this kind of service to be noticed. I'll give another report once a reach a notable number of subscribers. For now I would say the sign up experience was smooth and intuitive. I knew going in what the service was about, but if i had stumbled upon it, I might not be completely clear what the benefits would be to someone fresh to the content production business.