Are you interested in starting a blog but don't know which service or software to use? First, decide which features are important to you. Then look at the new side-by-side comparison chart at http://www.ojr.org/ojr/images/blog_software_comparison.cfm
By the way, the article you are reading right now is hosted on TypePad Pro, one of the major blogging services.
I did find a couple of minor errors on the chart. It claims that TypePad does not have "Visitor registration/login" or "moderation." In fact, it has both. I have enabled Visitor registration/login on my blogs. You can verify that by attempting to post a comment to an article here, you will be prompted for your registration/login.
In spite of these small oversights, this chart can help you home in on the best options for creating your own blog.
The link above is three years old. http://www.ojr.org/ojr/images/blog_software_comparison.cfm It should be updated or removed
Posted by: Don Jaggi | March 28, 2009 at 01:42 PM
Thank you for your comment. I agree with you it would be nice to change that link and all the other obsolete links here in the archives. However, there is a practical matter to consider:
All the newsletter Standard Edition articles for the past thirteen+ years are available here online. I am guessing that is around 10,000 separate articles. I am sure there are hundreds, if not thousands, of obsolete links in those old articles. Seeking them all out and fixing them will take several thousand manhours.
I'd rather spend my time writing new articles. (smile)
I do feel that all links were accurate at the time the article was written. However, if the article was written several years ago, the reader must realize that those were correct links at that time. The Internet changes frequently and such links may not be valid today.
If someone would like to volunteer to find all the obsolete links and change them, however...
- Dick Eastman
Posted by: Dick Eastman | March 28, 2009 at 02:35 PM