I bumped into Artiklz at the Blog08 conference in Amsterdam last month, and got a rundown of what the LA-based startup was working on while the service was still in alpha mode. Today, Artiklz is releasing its finetuned and upgraded application in private beta with a slew of new features.
We have 500 invites for TechCrunch readers; all you need to do is sign up here and tell them we sent you.
Artiklz aggregates comments around content from a variety of services (including Digg, Reddit, Yahoo! Buzz, FriendFeed, Mixx, Delicious, Diigo etc.). In addition, they offer plug-ins to track conversations on major blogging services like Blogger, TypePad, Movable Type, and self-hosted WordPress blogs and centralize what’s being said and referenced regarding your own content as well as discussions about it across the web.
Artiklz enables you to get notifications by e-mail, SMS, IM or a web interface, whenever a new comment is made about your post on any given service, which is a great way to track conversations across the social web without the need to actively monitor different services. You can also add a badge to your blog that gives your readers the option to be notified when you post a new article, or when somebody leaves a comment on a given post, and you can even track a specific individual’s comments. The startup has added a Firefox toolbar and bookmarklet today that should make it easier and faster to track conversations even without being a registered user (demo video) and has also released an improved web interface.
There are many startups in the comment tracking space (e.g. coComment, SezWho and Disqus) but Artiklz in my opinion doesn’t compete with them but rather with aggregation services like uberVu (see recent review) and search engines like Backtype.
Testing the application reminded me of this blog post published earlier this year by Loïc Le Meur about the ‘(de)centralization of me’. If he stills feels the same way about the fragmentation of his social map, he might want to give Artiklz a try.
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Can you get me an invite? Would be great!
Hey, I want one invitation. Thank you very much.
Artiklz aggregates comments around content from a variety of services (including Digg, Reddit, Yahoo! Buzz, FriendFeed, Mixx, Delicious, Diigo etc.).
This is amazing service. With the growing number of social media, a comment aggregator is absolutely what we will need to keep track.
Signing up
thx
Can I get one too please? Thanks.
I just signed up for an invite, and I’m definitely excited to check out it’s capabilities.
I’ll take one for a spin too….
Does anybody know how to sign up for this?!?! I would liek to sign up but don’t know how!
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Just signed up, eager to see how it works!
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Hi everyone! it’s Iris from the Artiklz team. If you’re interested in the private beta, please go to the techcrunch link “sign up here” referenced in the post above and fill out the form. We will reply back within 24 hours with your access codes. Thanks a bunch and looking forward to your conversation search adventures. Don’t forget to use the “ShareMyFinds” feature to let us and your friends know what tidbits you discover.