System and method for displaying online comments

A method comprising:

• receiving a webpage address and comment object information sent by a browser client, the comment object information comprising position information of a webpage article element to be commented on;
• generating update information corresponding to the webpage address according to the comment object information;
• determining, according to the webpage address, a browser client that is currently accessing the webpage address;
• and
• sending the update information to the determined browser client, to cause the determined browser client to update a comment area of a webpage corresponding to the webpage address according to the update information, the updated comment area of the webpage including the comment object information at a position according to the number of webpage comments on the webpage article element relative to the number of webpage comments on other webpage article elements corresponding to the webpage.

A device comprising:

• an acquisition module configured to acquire, upon detection of a comment event triggered by a comment trigger element in a webpage, position information of a webpage article element to be commented on corresponding to the comment event, comment information input by a user, and a user ID of the user;
• a generation module configured to generate comment object information according to the position information, the comment information, the user ID, and current time;
• and
• an update module configured to display the comment object information in a comment area of the webpage at a position according to the number of webpage comments on the webpage article element relative to the number of webpage comments on other webpage articles elements corresponding to the webpage.

A device comprising:

• a receiving module configured to receive a webpage address and comment object information sent by a browser client, the comment object information comprising position information of a webpage article element to be commented on;
• a generation module configured to generate update information corresponding to the webpage address according to the comment object information;
• a determination module configured to determine, according to the webpage address, a browser client that is currently accessing the webpage address;
• and
• a sending module configured to send the update information to the determined browser client, to cause the determined browser client to update a comment area of a webpage corresponding to the webpage address according to the update information, the updated comment area of the webpage including the comment object information at a position according to the number of webpage comments on the webpage article element relative to the number of webpage comments on other webpage article elements corresponding to the webpage.