Monday, April 07, 2003
Get Your Blog Tools Here from Tech TV
Get Your Blog Tools Here
Want to start your own weblog? Take a look at some of the tools available to you.
Watch today at 7 p.m., 10 p.m. and tomorrow at 2 a.m. Eastern.
By Michelle VonWald with Roman Loyola
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bloggingWant to jump on the blogging bandwagon to share your thoughts with family, friends, and the rest of the online world? Then take a look at these popular weblog tools to see which might be the best for you.
* Blogger is pretty basic. Now that it's been purchased by Google, the servers are pretty fast. You don't need your own server or your own domain name.
Additionally, Blogger is a good solution if you want to host your blog on your own domain name and server, but your Web host service provider doesn't provide support for CGI scripts or databases (or you just don't want to hassle with them). Essentially, Blogger hosts the journal tool on its own servers. The tool doesn't reside on your server.
Here's how Blogger works when using it for your own domain name.
1. You log into Blogger and enter your FTP information to your website in Blogger's settings.
2. You use Blogger's journal entry tool to create content.
3. Blogger creates an HTML file of your journal. It then uses FTP to enter your server and transfer the blog HTML to your site.
4. When you visit your blog, it's updated with the new content.
* Moveable Type is more elegant and customizable than Blogger. This is the one that Leo, Morgan, and I all use. You need your own domain name and your own server. It's not hard to set up, but it's not easy either. It's totally free to use for non-commercial sites.
* LiveJournal is a great weblog tool for beginners. It's not designed for teenagers, but I think that's the majority of users. If you want to easily communicate and have access to the blogs of friends, this is the way to go. Unlike Moveable Type, you can't host your blog on your own domain name or server.
* Radio Userland is customizable like Moveable Type, but you don't need your own server. It's also not free. It's definitely more on the geeky side. I used the trial version and I wasn't thrilled by it, but that was definitely a personal preference.
* Also, take a look at w.bloggar and kung-foo.tv.
Get Your Blog Tools Here
Want to start your own weblog? Take a look at some of the tools available to you.
Watch today at 7 p.m., 10 p.m. and tomorrow at 2 a.m. Eastern.
By Michelle VonWald with Roman Loyola
Print Printer-friendly format
Email Email this story
bloggingWant to jump on the blogging bandwagon to share your thoughts with family, friends, and the rest of the online world? Then take a look at these popular weblog tools to see which might be the best for you.
* Blogger is pretty basic. Now that it's been purchased by Google, the servers are pretty fast. You don't need your own server or your own domain name.
Additionally, Blogger is a good solution if you want to host your blog on your own domain name and server, but your Web host service provider doesn't provide support for CGI scripts or databases (or you just don't want to hassle with them). Essentially, Blogger hosts the journal tool on its own servers. The tool doesn't reside on your server.
Here's how Blogger works when using it for your own domain name.
1. You log into Blogger and enter your FTP information to your website in Blogger's settings.
2. You use Blogger's journal entry tool to create content.
3. Blogger creates an HTML file of your journal. It then uses FTP to enter your server and transfer the blog HTML to your site.
4. When you visit your blog, it's updated with the new content.
* Moveable Type is more elegant and customizable than Blogger. This is the one that Leo, Morgan, and I all use. You need your own domain name and your own server. It's not hard to set up, but it's not easy either. It's totally free to use for non-commercial sites.
* LiveJournal is a great weblog tool for beginners. It's not designed for teenagers, but I think that's the majority of users. If you want to easily communicate and have access to the blogs of friends, this is the way to go. Unlike Moveable Type, you can't host your blog on your own domain name or server.
* Radio Userland is customizable like Moveable Type, but you don't need your own server. It's also not free. It's definitely more on the geeky side. I used the trial version and I wasn't thrilled by it, but that was definitely a personal preference.
* Also, take a look at w.bloggar and kung-foo.tv.
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