Re: [IxDA Discuss] Blogger versus WordPress versus TypePad

2008-07-24 Thread mirweis SANGIN
I would also suggest WordPress as my preferred choice; although depending on the version you use, there are some usability bloopers that I found quite annoying in the past. For instance, if you use their on-line publishing interface, in some version, the highlighted button is the save button, even

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Blogger versus WordPress versus TypePad

2008-07-24 Thread TPvsWP
I would definitely settle for WordPress. I have only little experience with Blogger, but I have used typepad.com and wordpress.com extensively. I have no idea about wordpress.org, since wordpress.com is more than sufficient for me and my needs and has all the flexibility I need, despite some

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Blogger versus WordPress versus TypePad

2008-07-24 Thread TPvsWP
I recently migrated from typepad.com to wordpress.com, and although I feel slightly more constrained than before as in not being able to add Javascripts and such, there is so much more functionality in wordpress.com versus typepad.com that this convinced me to do the switch, after some serious

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Blogger versus WordPress versus TypePad

2008-07-24 Thread seamus
1 for WordPress. I have used it many times (both the downloadable version and the hosting service version (wordpress.com) I find it especially easy to set up for clients and there are a fantastic array of stunning visual themes available, that are very easy to swap out. As mentioned earlier in

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Blogger versus WordPress versus TypePad

2008-07-24 Thread John Chin
I use blogger and Google announced a related product called a knol Google states: One other important difference between Knol and Blogger is that Knol encourages you to reveal your true identity. Knols are meant to be authoritative articles, and, therefore, they have a strong focus on authors and

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Blogger versus WordPress versus TypePad

2008-07-23 Thread Itamar Medeiros
Well said, Bryan! The current (and growing!) base of Wordpress users/developers makes it a very good choice! I've been using Wordpress myself, and I find it's framework quite easy to understand, to that I make make adjustments in the layout without super-hacks that other CMS tools require! {

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Blogger versus WordPress versus TypePad

2008-07-23 Thread Ashim
As a long time *free* subscriber to both Wordpress and Blogger, I lean towards Wordpress. Some of my observations- +ves 1 Wordpress has the 'Categories' feature where you can categorize each post. Blogger 2.0 has 'Labels' plug-in, but its not the same thing. 2 Wordpress supports multiple pages in

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Blogger versus WordPress versus TypePad

2008-07-23 Thread AJKock
1 Wordpress does not allow modifying the CSS of the template (cannot add Adsense to the template or images to the side-bar ). This is possible. 2 Inserting tables is a pain in posts in Wordpress, easy in Blogger. There is a plugin for WordPress that allows old fashion tables.

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Blogger versus WordPress versus TypePad

2008-07-23 Thread Elizabeth
What about blogging services that make it easy to create accessible content? I've used joomla, blogger and tumblr, and although tumblr and blogger make it easy to just sit down and start blogging, they don't prompt for alt tags when you upload a photo for example, - something I would like to

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Blogger versus WordPress versus TypePad

2008-07-23 Thread Tiago Marques
] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:45:07 + Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Blogger versus WordPress versus TypePad What about blogging services that make it easy to create accessible content? I've used joomla, blogger and tumblr, and although tumblr and blogger make it easy

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Blogger versus WordPress versus TypePad

2008-07-23 Thread Tiago Marques
PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:45:07 + Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Blogger versus WordPress versus TypePad What about blogging services that make it easy to create accessible content? I've used joomla, blogger and tumblr, and although tumblr and blogger

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Blogger versus WordPress versus TypePad

2008-07-23 Thread dnp607
I was swayed by the fact that Wordpress's documentation is stellar, informative and downright educational - especially with respect to CSS. Best, -D On Jul 22, 2008, at 10:15 AM, Tiago Marques wrote: Hello creative people, Can I get your opinion on blogging services? I'm unsure on which

[IxDA Discuss] Blogger versus WordPress versus TypePad

2008-07-22 Thread Tiago Marques
Hello creative people, Can I get your opinion on blogging services? I'm unsure on which one to start using: Blogger, WordPress or TypePad. Since most of us blog nowadays - it's a nice way to show people and potential clients how smart and alert we are to our design surroundings (from evil

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Blogger versus WordPress versus TypePad

2008-07-22 Thread Bryan J Busch
I've used nearly every popular weblog CMS at some point, and I think I am finally settled on WordPress for two major selling points: 1) Plugins 2) Talented developers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org