What do you think of Blogger, Wordpress, Tumblr as a blogging platform?

I've tried all three, plus I've done both Wordpress. Com and Wordpress. Org (which is where you download the WP software and host it on your own site).

Blogger and Tumbler are easy to set up. So is the Wordpress.com. And you don't have to be a programmer to get going on any of them.

The thing I like most about Wordpress is that because it's open-source software, with lots of people developing for it, my site can become anything I can imagine. Even on the . Com hosted platform, Wordpress keeps adding plugins, themes, and functionality.

When I first encountered it about 5 years ago, it was good then. And in the last 5 years it's only improved dramatically. The site I have built using WP software, but that I host elsewhere, is not a blog (although there's a blog on it too).

I'm using it for CMS. I also have my underused old WP. Com account that I'm thinking about revving up again, because my site is focused on food and health.So it depends on what you want.

I even have a Posterous account I use to post wacky and interesting things I see all over the Net. I picked it over Tumblr because it did exactly what I wanted it to do. And cool side effect of using the Wordpress software on my own host: I have sort of slid sideways into a bit of programming.

It took a bit to customize my site the way I wanted it. I learned about different plugins, and along the way learned more and more about how WP functions. But I didn't have to be a programmer to use it.

I have used all three and I have to say that I have enjoyed WordPress the most. There are just so many different and easy to use themes and plug-ins. In my opinion the other two are extremely lacking.

Of course I do you my Google Account tools on my WordPress blog! I had started with blogger because my blogs would get indexed a lot faster (Google owns blogger) and the tools were easy to integrate but I made the switch and set on WordPress now. I do keep an eye on blogger for updates because Google has a way of just being the best at whatever they try.

I hope this helps. Kind regards, killxp.

Wordpress is the most flexable. It is not the most simple. I am a web developer and I love wordpress.

Tumblr has been in the news a lot recently because of their huge user numbers (there’s also been some question of whether or not they are a “bot fest” – but I’ll leave that for others to analyze.) Back in 2009, I compared Tumblr to Posterous – but since that time Tumblr has just pulled away. So much so that Posterous seems to have seen the writing on the wall and is now pivoting in a new direction. But I thought it would be good to take a look at how Tumblr fairs against the larger, more established blogging networks – namely WordPress.com and Blogger.com (now part of Google).

In terms of unique visitors, there isn’t any comparison – WordPress continues to dominate. Blogger has seen attrition in their numbers and has now fallen to third place (maybe the recent move to integrate Blogger into Google+ will help here). In terms of visits, while Tumblr passed Blogger more than a year ago, it has now moved into a tie with WordPress.

But while Tumblr has many fewer unique visitors, those visitors are viewing a lot of pages. In fact, Tumblr is now completely dominating WordPress and Blogger in this area. And in terms of attention, Tumblr is once again dominant.

Tumblr functions more like a social network – thus people that use Tumblr tend to also subscribe/follow other Tumblrs – creating a strong network effect. Cross-blog tagging – this brings a bit of Twitter to the blog network – allowing people to easily aggregate content, by tag, across blogs. This also, no doubt, aids in content discovery.

Tumblr reduces barriers to publishing content – unlike a traditional blog, where people feel the need to provide richer content, Tumblr tends to encourage simple posts. What do you think? Are you using Tumblr now in place of other blogging networks?

How do you decide which one to use, and for what purpose?

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.

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