Just stumbled upon a new service by Blogger.com in beta. Existing blog owners can convert to the beta service provided they satisfy certain conditions. You are anyway free to create a new blog under that beta service. So, go ahead, splash around and have fun!
It is an amazing confluence of Google Pages and Blogger.com. Includes:
- Tags! Can help us categorize at last!
- No publishing required! Changes are reflected automatically on your homepage
- Drag and drop to create a template of your choice
- Comprehensive dashboard service
- And many more…
Google’s vision is clear. They want your internet experience to be totally on “Google” services. Hence this amazing merging of their brilliant individual services.
Oh and yeah, my second sentence doesn’t mean that those conditions will last forever. Google is working on them and they will include all of us on the new service by default in a phased manner.
When Google says “New and Improved”, they bloody well mean it!
IMPORTANT UPDATE: (Dated: 21st Aug, 2006) Thanks to Hardu who migrated her blog to the new service recommended by me here by just taking my word for it. It seems she was told that she cannot get back to her old settings anymore. So, please make the move keeping this in mind. All the best Hardu!
I have taken your word for it and moved my blog to the new beta version. I hope it is really worth it. Currently the move is happening and they say that you cannot get back to the old settings. God help me. ;)
Well, take my word I have checked it out by creating two blogs somewhere. I shall delete those once I get to migrate the present one to the new service.
Btw, I didn’t know you couldn’t get back to the old settings. Thanks for the update. Will add it to my post!
I hope everything works itself out fine for you! All the best!
Thanks. I haven’t tried out many things but the automatic publishing thing is good. Just put up a new post and whosh it was fast. I didn’t have to wait for it to get updated percentagewise! :)
hardu:
Right! That’s the way it is! :)
I don’t ever think you will regret the move.