One of the most rewarding things about being a part of this project is hearing from our fans. We love it when you send us email, add us on Facebook, or comment on our blog posts.

Up until now, commenting on a post meant either filling in your name and email address each time or registering for an account on our site and keeping track of another password. To make things simpler (and because we’d love you to stroke our egos by commenting more), you can now log in with any Facebook, Google, Twitter, MySpace, AOL, or Yahoo account! Read on for instructions:

New Users

If you’ve never registered for an account on our site, the process is simple.

Login Widget

Either click on the ‘Log in‘ link in the upper left hand corner of the site or find the new log in widget located just before the episode list in the sidebar to the left. Click on your favorite social networking application and give it permission to log you into our site. That’s it! Once you’re logged in, you’ll be returned here and ready to leave us a comment. You’ll also be able to edit your profile, if you want to change the way your name displays on comments.

Existing Users

Already have an account? You’re awesome! Still, if you’d prefer to log in using one of these social networking services instead, you can. You must be logged in to link an account!

If you’re not already logged in, just use the ‘Login‘ link in the upper left hand corner of the site or in the login widget to log in once normally (i.e. enter your JS0 user name and password). Once you are logged in, return to the home page and you’ll find the login widget now says “Connect Your Account or login using …” (if it doesn’t, refresh the page). Pick your favorite social network, authorize it, and you’re done! Your accounts are now linked.

Feedback

Like we said, we love comments… if you like or hate this new system or have any trouble at all, let us know. You can still register and log into regular accounts just like before, but hopefully that will become the less popular option once we iron out any kinks in the system.