As Twitter becomes the default conversation spot on the Web, we’re going to start to see tools which combine site-specific conversations with Twitter. One example is Tweetboard, which creates a Twitter-powered forum for any site. Once a site adds the Tweetboard code to their site, a site-wide tab appears which allows visitors to have forum discussions by simply logging into Twitter (via OAuth). All the conversations are threaded, and comments appear on Twitter as well, potentially drawing in a larger audience into the specific conversation.This seems like a fantastic idea. It brings together the best of both world: keeping a conversation all in one place so you can easily follow each side simultaneously, while using Twitter's constraints to keep long-winded people from crowding everyone else out.
-TechCrunch
As the TechCrunch post states, it also has the advantage of putting the conversation in a place where those who might not necessarily have seen the website can join in.
They also make the argument that "The next step is to turn Tweetboard into a commenting system for blog posts" with which I could not agree more. As I have argued, conversation on Twitter overcome the problem I call the tragedy of the comments, wherein it is very difficult to maintain the quality of a comments section once it achieves a certain degree of popularity. Actually using Twitter as the engine for a comments section seems like a fantastic idea, if done properly.
Suggested Further Reading:
Tweetboard turns Twitter into a comment system for your site at Download Squad
UPDATE: The comments management approach has been confirmed for the near future (see below).
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