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Blog-Building Tools & Blogs

Comparison of some features (provided by MyBlogSite which is owned by "FortuneCity" which itself got negative reviews on another site!?) of:  MyBlogSite;  Blogger; LiveJournal; MoveableType; TypePad

"Blog Software Breakdown" detailed comparison of features of MANY different Blogging tools

Weblog software in Yahoo! directory
 

Tool
Tool used to build, maintain;
Comment optional

Topic/Link or Sample Blogs

Source
Person, Organization
Blogger  free - easy to use Test1 If you wish to experiment in/with this blog, you may do so by logging in as:
Username: tltguest
Password: guest1

Test2 - Dangerous Discussions Topics/Questions - Class Size; Student/Faculty Ratio

Dangerous Discussions - Class Size Blog

Overloaditorium

  Developed by Pyra which was bought by Google.

Samples developed by Steve Gilbert, President, TLT Group, <gilbert@tltgroup.org>
MSN Spaces free   Microsoft
FrontPage
Very limited options except for author/owner		 <Click here>
Improving courses with small group work for students 		Developed by Microsoft

Sample developed by Chandi Rajakaruna, Producer, TLT Group

www.livejournal.com
LiveJournal: hosting site for free blogs, very easy to use; multiple options
Geneablogy: personal research site - model for students 		 Acquired by Six Apart Jan 2005

Recommended by Andrew Smith, Instructor, Sch. of  Library & Info. Sci., U. So. Fla. <drewsmithusf@aol.com>
     
Moveable Type   Owned by Six Apart]
Radio Userland   Owned by UserLand Software
Greymatter   Open source from Noah Grey
MyBlogSite   Owned by FortuneCity
TypePad    Owned by Six Apart
Squarespace   Launched by U. Md. Hinman Campus Entrepreneurship Opportunities undergrad Anthony Casalena
Blogidentity   Owned by DomainDirect
Tripod   Owned by Lycos
WordPress   GNU Free Documentation License
 

 

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