Comments on: BLOG*SPOT: AOL OF THE BLOGOSPHERE

By: PoliBlogger

PoliBlogger — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Ouch! "the AOL of the Blogosphere"

More incentive for me to move, I guess!

By: Judicious Asininity

Judicious Asininity — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Yeah, there seems to be quite a few problems with Blogger but I'll endeavor to persevere a little longer.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

I actually coined the term "AOL of the blogosphere" way back on April 3rd. And, not much choice but to persevere with Blogger if you're on BlogSpot. It won't accomodate MT.

By: Romulus

Romulus — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Well, I'm gradually working my way to other alternatives. Downloaded MT a little while ago but at this early stage it appears somewhat complicated to install on server. Will study on it a while and decide.

By: Ian S.

Ian S. — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

MT's actually quite easy to install, just the documentation is a bit intimidating at first :-) For people looking to escape Blogspot, let me plug the Terran's current host Total Choice Hosting. They're inexpensive, they have great fast servers and bandwidth, and one of their admins is a major Movable Type plugin author. So you *know* MT runs great on their systems :)

By: Jay Solo

Jay Solo — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000

Ick. Being a user of something that can be compared to AOL sure is humbling. And when it came to internet service, I never was a "beginner" who needed AOL-like straitjacketing - er, I mean, ease of use. I went straight from using a BBS with Blue wave Offline Reader to having my own "real" ISP.

One of these days I figure I'll try MT, probably setup in the office an intranet site to try it on first...

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