WordPress.com Forums » User Favorites: millaq http://en.forums.wordpress.com/profile/ WordPress.com Forums » User Favorites: millaq en Mon, 20 May 2013 13:44:53 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 withmalice on "Why open a blog in WordPress instead of Blogger" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-open-a-blog-in-wordpress-instead-of-blogger/page/2#post-112233 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:16:07 +0000 withmalice 112233@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hmmm... I was picturing this, or this...

Maybe just a cross betwixt the two...

]]> thistimethisspace on "Why open a blog in WordPress instead of Blogger" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-open-a-blog-in-wordpress-instead-of-blogger/page/2#post-112037 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 17:59:27 +0000 thistimethisspace 112037@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Blogger support is virtually non-existent. The ability to monetize a Blogger blog means the low life abound there. Some estimate as 70% of the Blogger community are spammers and or sploggers.

]]> atthe404 on "Why open a blog in WordPress instead of Blogger" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-open-a-blog-in-wordpress-instead-of-blogger/page/2#post-111901 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 09:45:20 +0000 atthe404 111901@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ The technical answer to this question is that *blogger sucks*. :)

]]> raincoaster on "Why open a blog in WordPress instead of Blogger" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-open-a-blog-in-wordpress-instead-of-blogger/page/2#post-111516 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 04:43:38 +0000 raincoaster 111516@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I am legion!

]]> millaq on "Why open a blog in WordPress instead of Blogger" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-open-a-blog-in-wordpress-instead-of-blogger/page/2#post-111511 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 04:14:57 +0000 millaq 111511@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ No, sulz, she is Theodosia Burr Goodman, another gifted actress. :)

]]> sulz on "Why open a blog in WordPress instead of Blogger" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-open-a-blog-in-wordpress-instead-of-blogger#post-111492 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 02:25:36 +0000 sulz 111492@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ raincoaster: seriously! i don't believe that's you...

]]> raincoaster on "Why open a blog in WordPress instead of Blogger" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-open-a-blog-in-wordpress-instead-of-blogger#post-111491 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 02:22:46 +0000 raincoaster 111491@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ http://raincoaster.com/about/

]]> withmalice on "Why open a blog in WordPress instead of Blogger" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-open-a-blog-in-wordpress-instead-of-blogger#post-111473 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 01:26:48 +0000 withmalice 111473@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Wait... before I answer that, what do you look like? :P

]]> raincoaster on "Why open a blog in WordPress instead of Blogger" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-open-a-blog-in-wordpress-instead-of-blogger#post-111446 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 23:57:50 +0000 raincoaster 111446@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I'm about the content of the blog. Do I look like a bloody graphic designer?

]]> millaq on "Why open a blog in WordPress instead of Blogger" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-open-a-blog-in-wordpress-instead-of-blogger#post-111405 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 22:02:01 +0000 millaq 111405@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ options, thanks for so much information! I've seen the links and I see your point. However, this make me even harder to answer the question, why should somebody blog here INSTEAD OF Blogger! Why are YOU here? Do you have a blog at blogspot too?

]]> options on "Why open a blog in WordPress instead of Blogger" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-open-a-blog-in-wordpress-instead-of-blogger#post-111315 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 14:14:21 +0000 options 111315@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ millaq, by "design" I meant an architecture of the platform: Blogger's been designed by Pira from the grounds as a multi-user one (having in mind related implications), while WPMU simply grew out from a single-user.

as for fancy skins (frequently referred as "web-design"), search for "blogger template" will turn out a lot of them. admittedly, most of them ain't so spiffy and mind that "Millions Blogspot Users are too Lazy" or don't understand the basic HTML tags (as well as .com ones).

in fact, having presentation facilities (like template tags) separated from application logics, Blog*Spot delivers crafted 'graphic designer' with an ability to create virtually any 'pure art' template for their *hosted blog* or port to it a number of really distinctive free XHTML/CSS hand-coded, light website templates (like the ones from Solucija by Luka Cvrk).

]]> cornell on "Why open a blog in WordPress instead of Blogger" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-open-a-blog-in-wordpress-instead-of-blogger#post-111300 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 12:04:16 +0000 cornell 111300@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I don't think it will really be a problem at all.

There's always a few of us in the support forum, a decent team of staff to fix it when it's b0rked and as long as Staff don't make stupid decisions then I think we'll be ok. :)

]]> lettershometoyou on "Why open a blog in WordPress instead of Blogger" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-open-a-blog-in-wordpress-instead-of-blogger#post-111296 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 10:34:01 +0000 lettershometoyou 111296@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I always vote for the underdog, and blogger was just too big. This might become a problem if wordpress keeps growing the way it is.

]]> millaq on "Why open a blog in WordPress instead of Blogger" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-open-a-blog-in-wordpress-instead-of-blogger#post-111241 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 01:27:14 +0000 millaq 111241@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I got you, thanks. :)

]]> raincoaster on "Why open a blog in WordPress instead of Blogger" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-open-a-blog-in-wordpress-instead-of-blogger#post-111228 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 00:42:02 +0000 raincoaster 111228@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Indeed, I bet that I'd be #1 for Camel Cheese in 48 hours. We shall see.

By "embed" I meant embedded videos, flash, etc. There are a lot of platforms which are not supported here at WP.com, and we get complaints about them all the time. "My buddy invented a new kind of video, BorkTube, and why can't I use it here?" etc, etc. No iFrames, no Forms, none of that "operational, dynamic" stuff.

It makes you concentrate on actually BLOGGING, but the MySpace crowd don't like it.

]]> sulz on "Why open a blog in WordPress instead of Blogger" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-open-a-blog-in-wordpress-instead-of-blogger#post-111218 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 00:17:35 +0000 sulz 111218@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ BTW rain keeps being number THREE on front page!

as she's gunning for world domination, i'm sure she's looking to sit on the no. 1 spot soon. =P

]]> millaq on "Why open a blog in WordPress instead of Blogger" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-open-a-blog-in-wordpress-instead-of-blogger#post-111217 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 00:13:46 +0000 millaq 111217@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanks a lot for the links, option.

IMHO, forums at WP are a lot friendlier. And about "lame" design.... well, I'm a graphic designer myself. And I find that there's a lot you can do to improve (or add a bit of "style") to most themes, setting aside the css, of which I'm totally ignorant. On the other hand, I've neer seen an astonishing work of pure art on Blogger, but maybe I need to browse some more...

BTW rain keeps being number THREE on front page!

]]> abbydonkrafts on "Why open a blog in WordPress instead of Blogger" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-open-a-blog-in-wordpress-instead-of-blogger#post-111164 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 18:35:58 +0000 abbydonkrafts 111164@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I had the same thing happen with the Minnesota bridge incident. I was doing continuous updates while watching the live report online. Google searches started coming in shortly after the first publish.

]]> ellaella on "Why open a blog in WordPress instead of Blogger" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-open-a-blog-in-wordpress-instead-of-blogger#post-111122 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 15:38:23 +0000 ellaella 111122@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ "Wordpress.com has massive, massive googlejuice."

I can attest to that too. When the Democrats' YouTube debate was on CNN, I wrote a post about the first half hour, published it around 8:40 or 8:45. I was amazed to see search engine hits on that piece by 9 o'clock. (I'm still amazed!)

]]> options on "Why open a blog in WordPress instead of Blogger" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-open-a-blog-in-wordpress-instead-of-blogger#post-111107 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 14:40:19 +0000 options 111107@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ > Has anybody actually seen Blogspot's forums?

http://groups.google.com/group/blogger-help

> I've always wondered why blogspoters don't display their tags in the sidebar... is that they can't?

"You can also add a list of all your labels in the sidebar of your blog, sorted alphabetically or by frequency of use." [ http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=44498 ]

> security in blogger is worse than wordpress, because they allow codes like javascript which can compromise on security.

LOL. security through constrains caused by lame design (or rather lack thereof) -- something new.

]]> millaq on "Why open a blog in WordPress instead of Blogger" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-open-a-blog-in-wordpress-instead-of-blogger#post-111099 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 14:06:49 +0000 millaq 111099@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @ rain, what is an "embed" in the way you use the word here? (because I think of "embedded videos" which you can do in WP)... And yes, the speed of response is amazing!

@ muse, wow, isn't that one a great pic? A very unique reason to sign here, but totally valid. In fact, I'm curious now of what made you guys decide to be here in the first place, maybe I open a new topic on that one. :)

@ sulz, good one! To me WP sounded very journalistic and smart.

@ cj, you're right, pages are a great feature. I'll ask you something, I've always wondered why blogspoters don't display their tags in the sidebar... is that they can't? When you visit one of their blogs, you are never able to know what the blogger blogs about or find the posts that interests you, you need to browse through all their date archives, which are very long sometimes.... I know they don't have categories at such (which is tragic), but can't they use their tags as indexes?

Has anybody actually seen Blogspot's forums?

]]> cjwriter on "Why open a blog in WordPress instead of Blogger" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-open-a-blog-in-wordpress-instead-of-blogger#post-111070 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 10:16:24 +0000 cjwriter 111070@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I've had my blog with WordPress for a while and before that had one with Blogger. It's really the community WP has that I like more; everything seems more organised - Google, tagging, etc. The pages aspect is attractive as well; it just gives it added functionality (particularly for me as I needed somewhere for my fiction), and makes it more of a site than a traditional blog. It's true, you sacrifice some things, but I've gained a lot more than I've lost. I always recommend WP now when anyone asks.

]]> sulz on "Why open a blog in WordPress instead of Blogger" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-open-a-blog-in-wordpress-instead-of-blogger#post-111062 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 09:16:23 +0000 sulz 111062@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Blogspot sounds like something one needs to heal from.

heh, never saw it that way before! =)

]]> museditions on "Why open a blog in WordPress instead of Blogger" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-open-a-blog-in-wordpress-instead-of-blogger#post-111061 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 09:00:46 +0000 museditions 111061@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ LOL there is that...Blogspot sounds like something one needs to heal from. WordPress appears erudite.

]]> sulz on "Why open a blog in WordPress instead of Blogger" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-open-a-blog-in-wordpress-instead-of-blogger#post-111054 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 08:11:47 +0000 sulz 111054@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ museditions: i'm worse - i signed up because the name wordpress sounds better than blogspot.

]]> museditions on "Why open a blog in WordPress instead of Blogger" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-open-a-blog-in-wordpress-instead-of-blogger#post-111051 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 08:03:43 +0000 museditions 111051@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Never tried Blogger, but lurked for months on several providers before working up the nerve to take the plunge on WordPress. What finally sold me on WordPress is the photo of the staff, barefoot on the beach! Go figure. They just looked fun. This is my first blog, ever, and I didn't think the community would be a big deal, but I'm amazing myself by playing the off-topic games here, and commenting and receiving comments from all over the world. It's very cool in this niche community--nod to abby on that one.

]]> raincoaster on "Why open a blog in WordPress instead of Blogger" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-open-a-blog-in-wordpress-instead-of-blogger#post-111032 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 05:20:55 +0000 raincoaster 111032@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ You can also check the response time on help requests. Blogger is nowhere near as responsive as WP.com, and although I believe they do have forums, you won't find questions typically answered within the hour the way you do find here.

Advantages Blogger has include tinkering with the templates for free, javascript and embeds, and advertising/commercialization. For some people, those are dealbreakers, so for some people WP.com isn't an option.

]]> millaq on "Why open a blog in WordPress instead of Blogger" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-open-a-blog-in-wordpress-instead-of-blogger#post-111019 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 03:51:34 +0000 millaq 111019@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ @ sulz, thanks for the search idea... I usually search EVERYTHING, I don't know why I didn't think of it before! However, it is much more fun reading many different views from people I somehow know. :) How do I "adjust the title"? Or you don't mean it literally? I know they're not the same, (you guys keep doing "shoo-shoo" to people that drop by from WP.org all the time!)

@ rain and mymy, about the juice, I'm impressed. I didn't know that! And that's a BIG plus for most people.

@ macro, well, style IS important. I think that this Blogger-WP.com dichotomy is very much like the eternal fight between evil-good or pc-mac, no offense... lol.

@ abbydon, for me at least the community thing here is something very precious. It is what makes WP.com a living organization. It is really really really a wonderful plus point. And I'd add the support here, not only from you, but also from staff. So they don't have someting like forums and support in Blogger?

Thank you very much, guys for your thoughts. Anyone else?

]]> abbydonkrafts on "Why open a blog in WordPress instead of Blogger" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-open-a-blog-in-wordpress-instead-of-blogger#post-111008 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 02:30:46 +0000 abbydonkrafts 111008@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ No one was finding me on Blogger. You are at the whim of random surfers. With WordPress, not only do you get the Google juice, built-in tag system, and super ping, but you get the community! Simply commenting on other people's blogs tend to draw them over out of curiosity. I have at least half of those visitors leave comments. You also have more of a sense of closeness since you're all part of the community. Plus, this off-topic forum provides a way to "hang out" with other bloggers and keep up with new blog entries through the latest post thread.

]]> mymyspacelayouts on "Why open a blog in WordPress instead of Blogger" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/why-open-a-blog-in-wordpress-instead-of-blogger#post-111000 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 02:15:21 +0000 mymyspacelayouts 111000@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ What made me finally come to WordPress over Blogger was their site search. I'm not that hard to please. :)

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