Weighting the Different Blogging Platforms
My Dad, a longtime fan and owner of multiple Macs was reading the recent edition of MacWorld and found an article by Mathew Honan on the different Blog Platforms entitled The Smart Blogger's Guide.
I have dipped my toe into all three of the major services: Blogger, TypePad and WordPress. All offer similar services but each have their own unique benefits. I was surprised by Mathew's breakdown of the three services.
For a Personal blog he recommends Blogger. I would agree – it's free, easy to use and very user friendly.
For a Business blog he recommends Typepad. I love Typepad. It offers additional bells and whistles and is the platform I've selected for Websites People Read.
The surprise came when he recommended Word Press for Personal blogs. I think it is more difficult to use and offers features businesses would find more beneficial than individuals.
For community blogs he recommends Vox which offers additional social networking features.
I learned something = he talks about tumblelogs, a blog designed for quick hits, short posts, pictures, web links and videos rather than lengthy text. He recommends Tumblr for this format.
What do you use? View all of Matt's reasonings at the complete article.
Deborah Chaddock Brown
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Technology | Deborah Brown | 27 November 2007 |
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By Carol B., December 7, 2007 @ 12:02 pm
I’ve been blogging since 2000 and I’ve used Blogger, pMachine, Movable Type, and WordPress. I, and just about everyone in my blog circle, have migrated to WordPress for personal blogs. I find it simple to use and incredibly flexible (if you host it on your own domain — wordpress.com has restrictions that people might not care for). I think WP might be the best all-around platform out there.
By Deborah, December 7, 2007 @ 1:15 pm
Thanks, Carol. I have tried the three biggies but found Typepad to be easier to add a larger variety of widgits. Perhaps I will have to give Word Press another try.
By Carol B., December 7, 2007 @ 3:25 pm
Typepad is great, too. I have just always owned my domain, so for me, installing WP made more sense. But if someone doesn’t have a domain registered Typepad is a great way to go!