08 October 2003

Blogger survey. Blogger is prompting users to fill in a "15-minute" survey, although it took me far less time (maybe I was in the wrong demographic for a longer one?) I wonder if Google's cage has been rattled by the newer, but far superior TypePad? Questions asked include rating the order of importance of certain features, including making it easier to blog from a mobile device, change the appearance of a weblog, improve support for adding pictures, and a weblog content search facility. Oddly (as I guess it's not what Google intends) I thought the last function least important... They didn't leave space for comments. If they had, I'd have added that their lack of support for Mac users (we don't get the full interface - just a "lo-fi" version) means I'm off to Movable Type/TypePad as soon as I can. The lack of support for other popular features, including blogroll management and categories, is also pretty glaring. [onlineblog.com] 11:21:23 AM    comment []

Typepad launches. Update: Now with working links... The new-ish weblogging tool Typepad came out of beta yesterday. If you're thinking about starting a website/weblog, or are wanting to change the way you publish your existing one, Typepad is well worth a look. Why? It's got power and flexibility, nearly all managed through a very nice interface, and once you've set everything up the techy stuff can be left alone. No fretting over hosting, or keeping complex software up. Best of all, its complexity is controllable by the user, which means it can appeal both to newbies and old(er) weblogging hands. I’m not sure if it will stop webloggers all being "upper middle class white males" or "teenage girls" (anyone feel an identity crisis coming on?) but it is certainly a nice way to publish stuff to the web. Using it reminds you of that initial excitement you felt about all this web publishing lark, and makes you want to go off and create something new. Which I think I will... [onlineblog.com] 11:05:37 AM    comment []

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