Blogging.
The thing your friend does
that you could do better. The hobby of the century. Your key to boss-less
freedom and your cat’s one shot at fame. So do your homework with this list and
start a blog the whole world, and your mom, will love.
Ø Recommended for:
Blogging
Ø Founded: August 2013,
1999
Ø Notable events:
Bought by Google in February, 2003
Ø Founder: Evan
Williams of Pyra Labs
Ø Total users:
Ø Pros: Publish
anywhere, huge community, images, video, edit HTML/CSS, template designer,
track traffic stats in Blogger, Adsense at no charge
Ø Cons: While Blogger
is where many writers (including Dear Blogger) started publishing, it’s designs
appear a bit childish today. Google owns your blog – they axed Reader – so acknowledge a
bit less control upfront.
Ø Costs: Pay $10/year
for a domain name without the “.blogspot” extension – otherwise totally free.
Ø Future predictions:
May merge with Google+.
Ø My verdict:
Everything blogging should be and more – Blogger was the sandbox for names now
headlining in tech. The only real negative comes from outgrowing Blogger, at
which point many (like myself) transfer to WordPress. Less popular today – even
Google’s PR Mogul Matt Cutts runs a WordPress site.
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