Monday, October 19, 2009

Comparing blogging services

…shall we?

Blogger:
Pros:

  • It’s free :)
  • From the search-engine giant Google
  • The control panel never goes down when your blog breaks
  • Supports custom domains
  • Highly customizable
  • OPENID!

Cons:

  • You’ll need a Google account (Which registering one is a royal pain in the butt than it was in 2006)
  • Every amateur blog is at blogspot.com
  • Not standalone

WordPress.Com:
Pros:

  • Free!
  • Brought to you by the makers of WordPress
  • Required for Akismet…
  • OPENID!

Cons:

  • Many things cost $$$
  • Every amateur blog is at [domainname].wordpress.com
  • Evil Automattic moneygrubbers :-(


Posterous:
Pros:

  • Free!
  • Email, SMS and web posting


Cons:

  • Every amateur blog is at [domainname].posterous.com
  • Only 1GB of space

Tumblr:
Pros:

  • Free!
  • Email and web posting
  • Fully customizable!


Cons:

  • Every amateur blog is at [domainname].tumblr.com
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