Thursday, February 5, 2009

Blogger vs. Live Journal

I do not consider myself an expert blogger by any means.  However here's my try at a very novice comparison of the two:
  • Both were straightforward with prompts during set up.
  • Both allow a certain degree of customizing with colors and/or themes.
  • Live Journal has a nice "menu bar" across the top in a very visible location.  However, Blogger's menu is up in the far right corner, which is not as easy to see.
  • The Live Journal main page is very busy and the advertisements are very distracting.  Blogger, on the other hand, is simple, streamlined and focus.  Even on the page where posting may occur, Live Journal has a big bar with an advertisement,
  • Live Journal has options for making post public, private, or amongst friends.  Blogger does have something similar, but it is harder to find the tab to designate proper setting.
  • Both seem to have a means to report violations or set restrictions (on Live Journal called "privacy," or "adult content").  Blogger has an option to report terms of service violations.
  • Video tutorials are available on Blogger.
  • Live Journal seems to have the option to use as private journal that can be web accessed.
In my novice opinion, I find Blogger to be more user-friendly and I prefer using it over Live Journal.
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  1. BeccaFebruary 7, 2009 at 6:56 PM

    Hi, LT,

    Thanks for commenting on my "Anyone Can Be a Blogger" blog! I did want to let you know, though, that for this class, I'll be using my "2.0 is the New Black" blog that I created specifically for exploring 2.0 technologies. You might need to check that one out for Anselm to know you did the assignment. I'm so sorry for the confusion and I always welcome more readers of "Anyone Can Be a Blogger," since that's my "real" blog (ie not for school or professional use, though I try to make sure nothing that might effect my school or professional lives is posted). Anyway, you can find that one at http://2point0atthepflug.blogspot.com/.

    Now, on to my comment--I couldn't agree more with you about the business of LJ. I have used both (in a limited capacity) for a long long time and have always preferred the Blogger interface.

    I also enjoyed your Inkheart post; I hope you'll post more like it!

    ~Becca

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