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Blogs, blogs, everywhere (and not a one to read)

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Blogs, blogs, everywhere (and not a one to read)
: I’ve started two new blogs — not in earnest (probably) but mainly to test out the two newest blogging platforms, AOL and Movable Type’s TypePad.

: My AOL blog is here. In it, I’ll post occasional observations about the two tools. Typepad doesn’t want us all to critique it for a few days and I’ll respect that. But as I say on the AOL blog, AOL is clearly much easier than TypePad.

: My TypePad blog is an experiment in hyperlocal blogging: a blog about my town, Bernards Township: thus, the BernardsBlog. I’ll add small observations on suburban life and larger complaints about the city fathers and mothers at will and whim.

2 responses to “Blogs, blogs, everywhere (and not a one to read)”

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    Jeff, the AOL weblog format does not allow one to manage one’s own identity. I did not like this.
    It somehow never occurs to these geek guys who code or program these widgets that there are people who don’t want their identity (or location) free-floating around out there indiscriminately. For example: there are many women who are trying to evade and avoid some crazy, violent guy who is stalking them or a similar type ex-husband, former boyfriend or relative.
    This weblog, in contrast, does not dictate how a commenter identifies himself or herself which is SAFER for many people. I do not intend to go anywhere near their weblogs ever again because of this.
    I have also worried about getting spammed simply because of my foolish impulse to help you experiment. So far, thank God, I haven’t gotten spammed, but I can see how this could be a potential problem, too.

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    So far, the Typepad weblog LOOKS attractive. We’ll give it a chance. But no more poetry because I don’t trust Anil and don’t want to get kidnapped to a Chinatown opium den ;-)