Blog comments are like the graffiti of the untamed digital continent. Some are helpful, like the spray paint on the fence that says “beware of dog.” Others are very impressive, like a beautiful mural.

If you run or manage a WordPress site today, especially one that hasn’t activated Akismet for spam protection, you know all too well that people love to try and comment on blog posts purely for the ...

A new journal article suggests that blog comments and Google autocomplete are changing the way the public consumes scientific news. Dominique Brossard and Dietram A. Scheufele of the University of ...