Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/

[Bill Vinson <billvinson AT gmail.com>]

I don't normally post on Internetworkers, so this is just a lurker's
point of view :)

Journaling and Blogging are the exact same thing...either can have the
intent of being more private, but unless they are secured both are
just as public. The intent doesn't negate either form in my opinion.

Personally, I dislike LJ simply due to the interface. I find it
klunky, but I don't look down upon someone who uses it. It just really
doesn't work for me. However, I will say I find very little content
that I consider interesting on LJ. I personally use Movable Type and I
like both it and WordPress. Blogger seems much nicer now.

As far as the hosting situation is concerned...I refuse to use any
webhost that isn't free and that doesn't support PHP, CGI, etc. These
are commodity services that most (even cheap) hosting companies should
provide. But, this is just my 2 cents.

- Bill

On Apr 5, 2005 1:16 PM, childers.paula AT epamail.epa.gov
<childers.paula AT epamail.epa.gov> wrote:
> OK, so you guys have just served up a very nice encapsulation of the
> overall "debate" on LJ or Xanga vs. say, Eschaton or Crooked Timber.
> 
> Tanner says blogging is different from journaling because of the focus
> of the individual writer (extro vs. intro) - so why would that cause
> people to treat LJ-based writers who write on serious issues with an
> outward focus in the same way as their lovelorn high-schooler
> counterparts, simply because they use the same blog host?  What kind of
> loopy (il)logic is that?
> 
> Plus, social networking is not just for high schoolers, folks - in fact,
> I thought it was one of the main purposes of this group. And how many of
> you are on Tribe? or Friendster? SN can have valuable real-world uses,
> aside from the simple joy of finding other writers with whom you share
> interests.
> 
> I find it interesting that so many people on a techo-geeky list would
> spew opinions not based on techological fact, but rather hearsay,
> innuendo, and bandwagoning.
> 
> The question remains: what host if not LJ? Blogspot? Somewhere else? And
> no, I'm not buying alternate hosting space.