Comments on: Why Blog with WordPress http://www.digimantra.com/open-source/blog-wordpress/ Technology tips for all Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:37:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Asfaq http://www.digimantra.com/open-source/blog-wordpress/#comment-3740 Asfaq Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:27:25 +0000 http://www.digimantra.com/?p=1515#comment-3740 Huh? Was the post abt "how wordpress lets you blog while taking care of everything else"? Wow.. I have lost the cluetrain then. Sorry for being a troll. Have a nice day! Huh? Was the post abt “how wordpress lets you blog while taking care of everything else”? Wow.. I have lost the cluetrain then.

Sorry for being a troll. Have a nice day!

]]> By: Kinshuk Sunil http://www.digimantra.com/open-source/blog-wordpress/#comment-3738 Kinshuk Sunil Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:11:12 +0000 http://www.digimantra.com/?p=1515#comment-3738 well, the post was never about how wordpress is better than other tools, the post was all about how wordpress lets you blog while taking care of everything else. as you do agree with me, one thing blogger cant do is stop its user fumbling around :) And, i dont think in todays feature-crazy world, blogger would be lacking any feature (wordpress's media management is better though). for me one of the most important reasons is that with wordpress, you decide what you want to do with your blog. With blogger, choices are given to you, but the strategic decisions are made by google. google decides what can be, and what cant. well, the post was never about how wordpress is better than other tools, the post was all about how wordpress lets you blog while taking care of everything else.

as you do agree with me, one thing blogger cant do is stop its user fumbling around :) And, i dont think in todays feature-crazy world, blogger would be lacking any feature (wordpress’s media management is better though).

for me one of the most important reasons is that with wordpress, you decide what you want to do with your blog. With blogger, choices are given to you, but the strategic decisions are made by google. google decides what can be, and what cant.

]]> By: Asfaq http://www.digimantra.com/open-source/blog-wordpress/#comment-3737 Asfaq Thu, 06 Aug 2009 05:04:13 +0000 http://www.digimantra.com/?p=1515#comment-3737 Subjective opinions, I agree! I fumble around with blogger to this day too, but nothing beat the joy of writing posts straight off the block in the haydays! I just re-read my comment above and I seem to have come off a little stiff. I promise to not comment at 6am anymore! :) Apart from custom post URLs, show me one thing you cant do with Blogger. Subjective opinions, I agree! I fumble around with blogger to this day too, but nothing beat the joy of writing posts straight off the block in the haydays!

I just re-read my comment above and I seem to have come off a little stiff. I promise to not comment at 6am anymore! :)

Apart from custom post URLs, show me one thing you cant do with Blogger.

]]> By: Kinshuk Sunil http://www.digimantra.com/open-source/blog-wordpress/#comment-3735 Kinshuk Sunil Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:52:22 +0000 http://www.digimantra.com/?p=1515#comment-3735 Asfaq, we all are entitled to our subjective opinions :) True, that Blogger takes care of all installation and stuff and 'works out of the box' so does your wordpress.com account. But to a blogger (which, a dedicated newbie will grow into in a couple of months) the complete control of the finer nuances is important - nothing beats wordpress in its simplicity and finesse here. It is grossly unfair to say that wordpress has a steep learning curve. and since we are talking of subjective opinions, despite blogging for 2 years, I still fumble around in Blogger, while so do a lot of people I know. At the end of the day, your choice of tool becomes a factor of your comfort using it. Nothing stated above is untrue about wordpress :) Asfaq, we all are entitled to our subjective opinions :)
True, that Blogger takes care of all installation and stuff and ‘works out of the box’ so does your wordpress.com account.

But to a blogger (which, a dedicated newbie will grow into in a couple of months) the complete control of the finer nuances is important – nothing beats wordpress in its simplicity and finesse here.

It is grossly unfair to say that wordpress has a steep learning curve. and since we are talking of subjective opinions, despite blogging for 2 years, I still fumble around in Blogger, while so do a lot of people I know. At the end of the day, your choice of tool becomes a factor of your comfort using it.

Nothing stated above is untrue about wordpress :)

]]> By: Asfaq http://www.digimantra.com/open-source/blog-wordpress/#comment-3725 Asfaq Thu, 06 Aug 2009 01:22:34 +0000 http://www.digimantra.com/?p=1515#comment-3725 I think the reasons u give for wordpress being better are incorrect. The learning curve is steep to put it mildly! Just the fact that you have to install the CMS onto a server can be overwhelming for a newbie. The 'wonderful plugins' you talk of.. They all require installation and at times theme modification. Would u ever allow a newbie to access the install directory of ur site? Newbies don't bother about making their blog seo friendly or installing the retweet button, they just want to blog and for that, blogger just works! Blogger allows for that u mention above, without the headache of installation and making sure everything is working fine. It works out of the box. Did u say themes? Do me a favor, google for 'blogger themes' please? :) - Asfaq I think the reasons u give for wordpress being better are incorrect. The learning curve is steep to put it mildly! Just the fact that you have to install the CMS onto a server can be overwhelming for a newbie.

The ‘wonderful plugins’ you talk of.. They all require installation and at times theme modification. Would u ever allow a newbie to access the install directory of ur site? Newbies don’t bother about making their blog seo friendly or installing the retweet button, they just want to blog and for that, blogger just works!

Blogger allows for that u mention above, without the headache of installation and making sure everything is working fine. It works out of the box.

Did u say themes? Do me a favor, google for ‘blogger themes’ please? :)

- Asfaq

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