Comments on: New Blogger Out of Beta http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/ Startup and Tech News Sat, 17 May 2008 05:06:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Jackie R. http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-1078771 Jackie R. Wed, 28 Feb 2007 07:13:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-1078771 It will be better if blogger can roll out more pre-ready templates and also make it much more easier for beginners to tweak the current templates. I am quite sick of the few current templates because I see them everywhere! It will be better if blogger can roll out more pre-ready templates and also make it much more easier for beginners to tweak the current templates. I am quite sick of the few current templates because I see them everywhere!

]]> By: Arthur http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-952024 Arthur Fri, 16 Feb 2007 04:33:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-952024 The best advantage of blogger is that it is indexed very fast by Google! Blogger is just fine to me. :) I agree, Vox has lots of personalization but sucks in terms of customization. I hate that google adsense which can't be removed. lol The best advantage of blogger is that it is indexed very fast by Google! Blogger is just fine to me. :) I agree, Vox has lots of personalization but sucks in terms of customization. I hate that google adsense which can’t be removed. lol

]]> By: make-up http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-800026 make-up Sat, 27 Jan 2007 10:15:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-800026 Paints to eyelids exist in the form of compact dull dust or lightly iridescent. They apply to the brush so be it dry so be it in the form of eye-liner for more dark, humidifying the spike of a brush very sharp. Proportionately to forms her of the eye one will fit a style of making up to create an equilibrium Paints to eyelids exist in the form of compact dull dust or lightly
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They apply to the brush so be it dry so be it in the form of eye-liner for
more dark, humidifying the spike of a brush very sharp.
Proportionately to forms her of the eye one will fit a style of making up to
create an equilibrium

]]> By: Sad gurl http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-776352 Sad gurl Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:09:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-776352 May i convert my blog to the old blog, please? May i convert my blog to the old blog, please?

]]> By: fed up in blogland http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-708970 fed up in blogland Sun, 14 Jan 2007 20:15:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-708970 Beta Blogger Sucks join the revolution http://betabloggersucks.blogspot.com/ Beta Blogger Sucks

join the revolution

http://betabloggersucks.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Stephen Paul Weber http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-699621 Stephen Paul Weber Fri, 12 Jan 2007 19:52:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-699621 "Blogger does seem a little behind the times. I personally prefer Xanga for a hosted service..." They're even more behind the times... “Blogger does seem a little behind the times. I personally prefer Xanga for a hosted service…”

They’re even more behind the times…

]]> By: Jason Falls http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-590127 Jason Falls Sun, 24 Dec 2006 21:24:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-590127 As it turned out, Blogger moved my site over on Friday night/Saturday morning. Got access back, but still couldn't publish. Have contacted their support folks. Apparently they've had some minor glitches with the transition of the blogs that weren't moved over by their owners. Mine just happened to be one of them. And --my two cents-- VOX is nice, but doesn't allow you any freedom with customization of themes, etc. I explored it for a couple of days and just found it extremely limited to what even Blogger could do. Maybe I didn't get deep enough in it, but I didn't like it much at all. As it turned out, Blogger moved my site over on Friday night/Saturday morning. Got access back, but still couldn’t publish. Have contacted their support folks. Apparently they’ve had some minor glitches with the transition of the blogs that weren’t moved over by their owners. Mine just happened to be one of them.

And –my two cents– VOX is nice, but doesn’t allow you any freedom with customization of themes, etc. I explored it for a couple of days and just found it extremely limited to what even Blogger could do. Maybe I didn’t get deep enough in it, but I didn’t like it much at all.

]]> By: pittfall http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-586037 pittfall Sun, 24 Dec 2006 03:11:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-586037 I have posted about blogger beta and waiting for the chance to convert my blog over. I have considered wordpress, but the idea of possibly loosing my readers and links (especially because I have no 301 control) has bothered me. Unfortunately, I still cannot convert my blog to the new platform. I am not quite sure why or how my blog hasn't gotten through now that "everyone can switch." Does anyone have any insight? <a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/165/331430889_1993b4adc9.jpg?v=0" rel="nofollow">Here is the screenshot when attempting to switch</a>. I have posted about blogger beta and waiting for the chance to convert my blog over. I have considered wordpress, but the idea of possibly loosing my readers and links (especially because I have no 301 control) has bothered me. Unfortunately, I still cannot convert my blog to the new platform. I am not quite sure why or how my blog hasn’t gotten through now that “everyone can switch.”

Does anyone have any insight?

Here is the screenshot when attempting to switch.

]]> By: David Mackey http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-585387 David Mackey Sun, 24 Dec 2006 00:10:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-585387 Blogger does seem a little behind the times. I personally prefer Xanga for a hosted service and use CommunityServer for my personal blog. I'm hoping that OpenID or some similar technology will become widespread so we can see interaction between most major social networking sites and allow self-hosted sites such as mine the ability to comment on those sites. Its so annoying having a different login at each site. Blogger does seem a little behind the times. I personally prefer Xanga for a hosted service and use CommunityServer for my personal blog. I’m hoping that OpenID or some similar technology will become widespread so we can see interaction between most major social networking sites and allow self-hosted sites such as mine the ability to comment on those sites. Its so annoying having a different login at each site.

]]> By: Blogger out of beta - now more suitable for use in schools? at teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-578047 Blogger out of beta - now more suitable for use in schools? at teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk Fri, 22 Dec 2006 19:17:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-578047 [...] teaching.   Add to EdBloggerNews     Print This Post   View blog reactions Google’s Blogger service is now out of its ‘beta’ stage and is accessible toall users. I’ve been using it since August-time and it’s a great improvement. As Forbes and TechCrunch report, there are now privacy options available that make blogs viewable only to a pre-selected group of people. As Dave Warlick comments, this may make them handy to non-technical teachers who want to get their students blogging… Bookmark:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...] […] teaching.   Add to EdBloggerNews     Print This Post   View blog reactions Google’s Blogger service is now out of its ‘beta’ stage and is accessible toall users. I’ve been using it since August-time and it’s a great improvement. As Forbes and TechCrunch report, there are now privacy options available that make blogs viewable only to a pre-selected group of people. As Dave Warlick comments, this may make them handy to non-technical teachers who want to get their students blogging… Bookmark:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. […]

]]> By: geomark http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-575506 geomark Fri, 22 Dec 2006 07:37:22 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-575506 I guess I'm in the same camp as Mike Panic. Blogger's not the greatest, but was easy to get started and I've kept adding to it, approaching 1,000 posts on my blog. I have other blogs at wordpress.com and also on my own server using word press. But I don't want to move my Blogger blog and also don't want to switch to the new Blogger after reading some of the issues people have discovered. OT, that Snap thingy is kind of annoying. I guess I’m in the same camp as Mike Panic. Blogger’s not the greatest, but was easy to get started and I’ve kept adding to it, approaching 1,000 posts on my blog. I have other blogs at wordpress.com and also on my own server using word press. But I don’t want to move my Blogger blog and also don’t want to switch to the new Blogger after reading some of the issues people have discovered.

OT, that Snap thingy is kind of annoying.

]]> By: Avatar http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-575489 Avatar Fri, 22 Dec 2006 07:26:20 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-575489 jeeze, sorry for the typos mike, i wrote it too fast.. jeeze, sorry for the typos mike, i wrote it too fast..

]]> By: Avatar http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-575482 Avatar Fri, 22 Dec 2006 07:23:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-575482 Let me introduce myself, i am Avatar and i run <a href="http://bloggeratto.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Bloggeratto</a> which is a Blog 100% dedicated to cover everything that can relate to Blogger and what i call The Bloggerosphere that is the network of people that still belive in the main atractive Blogger has that is freedom in the way someone can code Blogger to go beyond what it has, The Bleet (Blogger elite) is the groups of blogger hackers that are very determined to fill up for the shortcomings of platform, and together we think we can take it to the next level to match what wordpress has. This new blogger sports a new template languague and carries out the best Data API around in all the Blog platforms, and from those alongwith persona hosted apps is the way we want to make it better. Blogger is changing for good i recognize it 100%, even if some see me as one of the most critical element in it, that is because i want it to be better. On the new Blogger i can say that if you want and have a some patience, you only need to look over my blog and find all the extremely help full hacks, mods, methods, and tutorails along everything in the web that is blogger related,which include services, and articles. now, this don´t means that the new blogger don´t need working out, and some of those points can be read <a href="http://bloggeratto.blogspot.com/2006/11/why-new-blogger-is-underwhelming-2-of.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> passing all those points one thing remains, Blogger is still the biggest dedicated Blogging Platform, and that makes it harder not to note, and just for that is worthy of your consideration, because if Blogger didn´t had existed, the Blogosphere as we knoe it now, would not exist. Thank you very much. -A Let me introduce myself, i am Avatar and i run Bloggeratto which is a Blog 100% dedicated to cover everything that can relate to Blogger and what i call The Bloggerosphere that is the network of people that still belive in the main atractive Blogger has that is freedom in the way someone can code Blogger to go beyond what it has, The Bleet (Blogger elite) is the groups of blogger hackers that are very determined to fill up for the shortcomings of platform, and together we think we can take it to the next level to match what wordpress has.

This new blogger sports a new template languague and carries out the best Data API around in all the Blog platforms, and from those alongwith persona hosted apps is the way we want to make it better.

Blogger is changing for good i recognize it 100%, even if some see me as one of the most critical element in it, that is because i want it to be better.

On the new Blogger i can say that if you want and have a some patience, you only need to look over my blog and find all the extremely help full hacks, mods, methods, and tutorails along everything in the web that is blogger related,which include services, and articles.

now, this don´t means that the new blogger don´t need working out, and some of those points can be read here

passing all those points one thing remains, Blogger is still the biggest dedicated Blogging Platform, and that makes it harder not to note, and just for that is worthy of your consideration, because if Blogger didn´t had existed, the Blogosphere as we knoe it now, would not exist.

Thank you very much.

-A

]]> By: Trump, Ms. USA, Halle Berry and More - Gossip, Gadgets and Sexy links for 2006-12-22 at http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-575413 Trump, Ms. USA, Halle Berry and More - Gossip, Gadgets and Sexy links for 2006-12-22 at Fri, 22 Dec 2006 06:47:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-575413 [...] New Blogger Out of Beta [...] […] New Blogger Out of Beta […]

]]> By: Emory http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-575032 Emory Fri, 22 Dec 2006 05:03:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-575032 I was surprised to hear that Blogger was out of beta because some of my older url's turned out to be broken after switching to the new Blogger. "nopub" shows in the path. I just have a few posts, but I imagine that prolific bloggers would pretty upset about this. I was surprised to hear that Blogger was out of beta because some of my older url’s turned out to be broken after switching to the new Blogger. “nopub” shows in the path. I just have a few posts, but I imagine that prolific bloggers would pretty upset about this.

]]> By: Ronald Lewis http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-575005 Ronald Lewis Fri, 22 Dec 2006 04:55:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-575005 Apologies for the useless post ... but that's "later" ... not "letter". These 16-24 hour days of chasing online opportunity are a killer. Apologies for the useless post … but that’s “later” … not “letter”. These 16-24 hour days of chasing online opportunity are a killer.

]]> By: Ronald Lewis http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-575002 Ronald Lewis Fri, 22 Dec 2006 04:54:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-575002 I migrated my blogs and podcasts to Blogger Beta a few weeks ago. However, what I discovered letter was appalling -- it appends "default.html" to the URLs!!! This is BAD news for blogs claimed on Technorati, etc. To understand the impact of this, you can read more about it here: http://www.ronaldlewis.com/blog/2006/12/google-kills-blogs-with-blogger-beta.html As you'll note from the above entry, I've made several attempts to make Google aware of this -- via the Blogger forum, submitting this to digg, etc., but so far -- no one gives a damn, and they SHOULD! I migrated my blogs and podcasts to Blogger Beta a few weeks ago. However, what I discovered letter was appalling — it appends “default.html” to the URLs!!! This is BAD news for blogs claimed on Technorati, etc.

To understand the impact of this, you can read more about it here:

http://www.ronaldlewis.com/blo.....-beta.html

As you’ll note from the above entry, I’ve made several attempts to make Google aware of this — via the Blogger forum, submitting this to digg, etc., but so far — no one gives a damn, and they SHOULD!

]]> By: Wes http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-574775 Wes Fri, 22 Dec 2006 03:36:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-574775 I will be visiting some of the new blogger to see if the user experience has improved from last time. I will be visiting some of the new blogger to see if the user experience has improved from last time.

]]> By: Mike Panic http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-574752 Mike Panic Fri, 22 Dec 2006 03:26:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-574752 Jason, I was able to publish to my blog several times throughout the day w/out an issue. Post #41 geomark - I have my own domain name and my own hosting for my blogger powered blog (click my name to see) and have had zero problems publishing today. I started with blogger because it was super easy to setup, was hosted on its own and I could get started. I think for a good majority of personal bloggers, it works well. My blog is commercial and I agree, not as flexable as I'd like it in regards to customizing things and incorerating ads and adsense, but I've been very happy with my results thus far. Any move to another blogging platform is going to be a huge leap for me, the site is just over a year old and contains well over 9,000 posts, so it will need to be some seriously good reasons to move, as I am extremely fast at using blogger. Jason,

I was able to publish to my blog several times throughout the day w/out an issue.

Post #41 geomark - I have my own domain name and my own hosting for my blogger powered blog (click my name to see) and have had zero problems publishing today.

I started with blogger because it was super easy to setup, was hosted on its own and I could get started. I think for a good majority of personal bloggers, it works well. My blog is commercial and I agree, not as flexable as I’d like it in regards to customizing things and incorerating ads and adsense, but I’ve been very happy with my results thus far. Any move to another blogging platform is going to be a huge leap for me, the site is just over a year old and contains well over 9,000 posts, so it will need to be some seriously good reasons to move, as I am extremely fast at using blogger.

]]> By: geomark http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-574410 geomark Fri, 22 Dec 2006 01:58:07 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-574410 Post #13 said they took away the ability to publish to your own server, can now only host on blogspot. Is that true? Did that happen with the new Blogger? Post #13 said they took away the ability to publish to your own server, can now only host on blogspot. Is that true? Did that happen with the new Blogger?

]]> By: The Alpha Project http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-574174 The Alpha Project Fri, 22 Dec 2006 01:04:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-574174 I was fortunate to get my blog rolling from the ground up starting in Beta. I think that Google's vision is to make it more scalable with 3rd party coding. There are sites that have already started to hack in some great stuff into Blogger Beta like: <a href="http://beautifulbeta.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Han's Blog</a> <a href="http://hoctro.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Hoctro's Blog</a> <a href="http://hackosphere.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">hackosphere</a> <a href="http://bloggeruniversity.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">blogger university</a> May not be the best of what's available but there's definitely room for good stuff. I was fortunate to get my blog rolling from the ground up starting in Beta. I think that Google’s vision is to make it more scalable with 3rd party coding. There are sites that have already started to hack in some great stuff into Blogger Beta like:

Han’s Blog
Hoctro’s Blog
hackosphere
blogger university

May not be the best of what’s available but there’s definitely room for good stuff.

]]> By: Um http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-573681 Um Thu, 21 Dec 2006 22:46:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-573681 Is anyone getting errors when hitting blogger today? Is anyone getting errors when hitting blogger today?

]]> By: Will http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-573423 Will Thu, 21 Dec 2006 21:54:27 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-573423 I started with beta blogger but have run into serious limits in just a month, from template inflexibility to the lack of a "post at time" feature. I started with beta blogger but have run into serious limits in just a month, from template inflexibility to the lack of a “post at time” feature.

]]> By: lemon obrien http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-573411 lemon obrien Thu, 21 Dec 2006 21:52:50 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-573411 i like blogger, and want to use it; but their is no way to set up blogger so i can make money with my blog; and, i don't want to write anything just for the hell of it; cause, i know most people won't read it. i like blogger, and want to use it; but their is no way to set up blogger so i can make money with my blog; and, i don’t want to write anything just for the hell of it; cause, i know most people won’t read it.

]]> By: Skoop http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-572969 Skoop Thu, 21 Dec 2006 20:15:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/12/21/new-blogger-out-of-beta/#comment-572969 Can't we somehow just shut Arrington down? Can’t we somehow just shut Arrington down?

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