Saturday, February 22, 2003

The History of Blogging: Manila On this day in 1999, an essay that explains the breakthrough that led to Manila. "We're working on a new breed of content management software, putting the editorial tools right where the writers want them, in the web browser. When they're looking at a bit of text it's just a matter of clicking on a button to edit it. As a writer, this is what I've always wanted when working on the web. Remembering two locations, one for the browser and one on my local desktop, is too taxing for my mind. The flow stops, I have to use my brain to find the stuff to edit, and you'd be amazed how many times that extra work makes me forget why I was going there in the first place." [Scripting News] 8:03:52 AM    comment []

Other than World Domination? Why Did Google Want Blogger?. Google's recent purchase of Pyra Labs, maker of a weblogging tool called Blogger, has generated much speculation about why the popular search engine did the deal. One man who worked closely with Pyra thinks he knows the answer. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News] I have noticed a shift by some of my friends to Moveable Type.  Have you had a chance to try the search engine Kartoo? I like the visual layout of web links. 8:01:54 AM    comment []

Does This Move By Microsoft Improve Content Management? Microsoft details new rights management tech [InfoWorld: Top News] 7:59:55 AM    comment []

Google Weblog Entry Will Lead to Changes in Blogger Community Google Deal Ties Company to Weblogs. Google has bought Pyra Labs, the creator of software for publishing Weblogs, which is a form of hyperlinked online journal. [New York Times: Technology] When a company like Google puts its business model into high gear on a product like Pyra's blogger, we can expect a change in the blogger community. Expect weblog growth to alter its current curve as everyone starts to try a blog instead of a homepage.   7:18:00 AM    comment []

Thrilla in Manilla: Why is Microsoft's Solution so Expensive? Twice in the last two days I've heard people say that Manila costs $900. Yes it's true, if you want to operate your own server, you can license Manila for $899 and host 1000 sites on that server, making the cost less than $1 per site. If you're not interested in 1000 sites, you can get Manila hosting from weblogger.com for $9.95 per month per site. They even do template design and static rendering. Compare this against hosting options for any other easy to use content management system. I think you'll find it's quite competitive. Let's compare apples to apples. Smart informed experts should be armed with all the info. ";->" [Scripting News] Userland is one of the sponsors for "Tsunami Blog," agreeing to let MOUStech.NET us a copy of Manila for one year to help launch the event, and introduce attendees to high end content management tools. Manila and Radio Userland are so feature rich, I would like to know what the additional $149,100 for a Microsoft Content Management Server solution is for? 7:12:38 AM    comment []