The upgraded version of Viafoura’s universal Java Script transforms our old Live comments into Conversations. The Conversations product is the culmination experience and research we have gathered over the last 4 years from across 600 media brands by millions of users.
Say goodbye to Live Comments, Say hello to Conversations
Viafoura plans to have all customers on Conversations by March 1st, 2020
Viafoura's Conversations are Optimized for Ease of Use and Engagement
- Increased Speed – ensure that on site community tools have minimal impact on page load times
- Increased Engagement – make commenting more engaging and conversational to help build a more active community
- Stronger Safety – make commenting safer and more inclusive so more people feel welcome to participate
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Sleaker Design
New cleaner comment box style
Tabs
Configurable featured tab to promote and highlight the best comments
Pinned Posts
Pinned posts allow you to post a framing question for the community
Drill Down Threads
New mobile-friendly threading system and ability to drill into threads within threads
Replies
Improved reply context indicators
Smarter Notifications
Mention notifications to facilitate real-time conversations
Real-time Typing indicator
shows active engagement and keeps people on the page
Easy Comment Engagement
Reward Your Meaningful Contributors
Showcase the best comments using editor’s picks badges. This allows you to present the best face of the community to casual viwers and set the bar for your expectations from your community.
Conversations allows you to showcase the comments your community likes and define dymaic rules to load comments by popularity, recency or pinnned posts. Conversations is designed to involve the newsroom and staff in the cultivation of a quality community.
You Own All Your Data
Leverage your first party data through the Audience Insights Dashboard to understand engagement levels and grow reader and advertising revenues.
In-line Ad Space
Viafoura’s flexible ad placement feature allows you to place your ad inventory within Conversations.
Working with your own ad server tags and yield optimization systems, it minimizes impact on overall engagement while maximizing the number of ads seen by active and engaged users.