Comparing Blog Platforms #7: WordPress and TypePad Neck-In-Neck

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Dana Kunz

BlogCastGirl’s 2008 Blog Platform Challenge is my quest as a newbie blogger to find the platform that anyone can use.
It is currently operating on three—count ‘em—three platforms. If I don’t go crazy learning all of these editors, it will be a miracle!
Blog Platform Comparison Test Rules
Some of my personal rules for this comparison test [...]

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Comparing Blog Platforms #2: First Blog on Typepad

Posted on December 13, 2007 by Dana Kunz

As a follow-up to Comparing Blog Platforms #1: WordPress.com, here is my installment on Typepad.com.
Blog Platform Comparison Test Rules
Some of my personal rules for this comparison test are as follows.

The Anyone Can Do It Standard. I am looking for an intuitive platform that gets me up and happily blogging in no time. [...]

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Comparing Blog Platforms #1: WordPress.com

Posted on December 12, 2007 by Dana Kunz

Well, after considerable research I settled on WordPress.com to be my first test subject in comparing the major blog platforms.
Why compare blog platforms?
I did a lot of research, and to be honest, I couldn’t find the perfect feature/benefit chart to guide my selection. Here are a few resources that I did find useful.

USC Annenberg [...]

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