- The number one reason I prefer Blogger to LiveJournal is that I access it through my Google account, so, with one login and password I'm able to access my e-mail, my blogs, my iGoogle page with widgets selected by and useful to me, and my Google Reader page.
- The number two reason I prefer Blogger is also related to the fact that it's a Google product: I love the Google look. The clean, white space. Love it.
- Because I needed to use Blogger help today, one thing I noticed that the services have in common is the community help centers. A lot of the tech support is provided by fellow users. Does that not just epitomize 2.0 technologies? I love it. A lot of time help pages are written by the designers to go along with how they envisioned their product being used. We all know that what a designer intends and what a user actually does often differ.
- One thing in LiveJournal's favor is the ability to create a number of icons (the exact number depends on the status of your account: paid, unpaid, etc.) or avatars. With Blogger, you've got just the one. Obviously, you could just insert a new picture every time, but I like how LJ allows you to frame a post with the "mood" link, an individual icon, and even what music you are listening to.
- Another thing I like about LiveJournal, and the reason I keep using it, is that it's so easy to set varying privacy levels to posts; of course, a drawback is that users must be on LiveJournal to have access to private posts.
- A final plus in the LiveJournal column that also keeps me coming back is the LiveJournal community concept. You can create or join a LiveJournal community around just about any interest you can imagine and anyone who is a member can post, comment, etc. It's really neat.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
LiveJournal vs. Blogger
I've been using LiveJournal since 2001, I think? Maybe 2002... And I've been using Blogger since 2007. I've made 105 posts in LiveJournal (almost all memes) and 157 posts in Blogger (almost all actual posts), so I guess my preference is clear. Here's my bulleted comparison:
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I've also used LiveJournal in the past and I agree with all the reasons you said you've liked it, esp. the privacy settings and communities. I've never used Blogger before but I also like the simple, clean design you mentioned. LiveJournal still feels more personal for me, but Blogger feels more professional. I think if I was to create a blog for a library I would use Blogger instead of LJ.
So would LiveJournal be a good product for a "blog collective" or class that contributes to the same blog?
Actually, one of my favorite blogs is a "blog collective:" A List of Things Thrown 5 Minutes Ago. It uses Blogger and has several collaborators and I think the format works really well. Although, in LiveJournal, it is easier to make it more immediately obvious who exactly is posting through buddy icons, etc. In Blogger, you just have to read the "posted by" byline.
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