Xianhang Zhang from Bumblebee Labs discussed innovations in online commenting systems. He described how most major sites still use basic commenting features despite flaws. Zhang highlighted the need for new approaches to improve signal-to-noise ratio, narrative threads, and sociability in comments. His company's new system aims to drive out poor comments and support high-quality conversation through features like progressive comment scoring and highlighting to show the best discussions.
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