Best Blogging Software?
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- kunga
It seems that the big boys like Blogger and MoveableType are being rapidly overtaken in terms of features and useability by the smaller outfits.
What do all you lot use - and why?
- unknown0
an ext text file loaded into flash.
- unknown0
blogs suck.
- sauceruney0
I'm in the process of installing MT, and it looks to be the most popuar choice for good reason.
Do some google searches and check out some blogs... check out what kind of support/options are available. I did, and MT seemed like the logical choice.
- kunga0
I'm actually beta-testing the webcam blogging system at http://www.tonguewag.com - the current app goes well beyond blogging and also does things like membership, newsletters, webpolling, search etc... and its added to your site with a single line of code. Downside is that if you're a Mac user, the article updater doesn't work. :o(
- sauceruney0
that's fine, I guess, if you don't want to deal with the hassle of installing something on your own server... something that you have control over, and the ability to tweak the code on your own.
- unknown0
Honestly, I just can't stand the word "blog."
Seriously, simple as that.
I always thought of anything you post on line as a journal, I guess, so this other name for the same thing that you hear about everywhere is kind of silly.It's taken on the form of what, "Do you have an e-mail address?" did years ago.
"Do you have a blog?"
Which in far too many cases means, "Do you have a place on line where you can write senseless, mundane, boring crap that only pertains to yourself that would bore everyone but you to death?"
:D
- kunga0
You've obviously been to my site then! http://www.jimbos.tonguewag.net - it's so crap that the blog is even written on virtual toilet paper!
- sauceruney0
you don't have to use it for boring personal crap.
a lot of people have put together some pretty interesting e-zines with the software.
http://www.incunabula.org/blog uses blogger pro
- paulsmith0
I have a blog at : http://www.smithpaul.com
I call it the personal design journal because it is exactly that. It has some person stuff on it now and then like today I posted about it being one year since my Dad died but most of the time I post cool design/programming and technology related links.
My blog/journal gets around 1500 unique visitors per day and they seem to enjoy the mix of both.
Personally I think blogging is a nice medium because of that very personal touch that somebody can add to a perice of news.
Instead of stats and related stories the author can say what the story means to them on a personal level and not just the politically correct bull that you see all to often in other media formatts.
Obviously I would never trust a blog for complete accuracy but then can you do that for other souces ? Who knows.
- pand40
mg33 has teh cool
- pand40
but someone mentioned thaat they dont all have to be boring, im looking to install MT for a restaurant site im working on, so they can update their calendar and menus, for weekly specials.
but seriously, leaving your feelings online is creepy, on a day by day basis.
most of the people reading blogs are other bloggers, the only one i can honestly say i go to is slash dot, but that has no feelings, just links.