Blogging platform of Google, Blogger celebrated 8th anniversary by introducing video uploads. Blogger was launched by Pyra Labs on August 23, 1999 and it was acquired by Google in 2003. Google recently enhanced this WordPress alternative with new enhancements and easy customisation features by introducing new Blogger. Blogger is the 14th popular site according to Alexa ranking.
Blogger makeover from 1999-2007:
Comparison of Blogger and WordPress:
Blogger is a simple publishing tool enjoying huge popularity among non-technocrats while WordPress is more popular among high end users who want full control over its publishing tool. Alexa rank for blogger is 14 while WordPress stands at 73 indicating huge popularity of Blogger.
Positive enhancements:
1. If you have a domain, Google hosts your blog for free.
2. You can easily publish videos and images.
3. It automatically saves your data as draft if you have failed to publish post.
4. Good feed management and free ping service.
5. Lot HTML editing with the introduction of new blogger.
Negatives:
1. Slow loading and uploading time and frequent breakouts.
2. It is difficult to comment on blogger compared to WordPress.
3. No protection from spam comments.
4. Availability of few templates when compared to WordPress.
5. Top bloggers prefer WordPress over Blogger. This is a huge dent to Blogger’s popularity.
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