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Tuesday, July 08, 2003
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The first thing that I noticed about the TypePad beta
is that I got to choose the url: http://firststep.blogs.com.
Over time,
my fingers have developed some pretty good muscle memory for 0118153.
But just try telling someone that your blog is at:
http://radio.weblogs.com/0118153
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it took me weeks to be able to remember it.
And while it's not like I'd definitely dump Radio for TypePad to get a better url,
I have to say that it is a factor.
So just in case UserLand
is listening,
I'm willing to pay an extra $10/year for a better url.
Heck,
I'm willing to pay an extra $20-$30/year + registration fees
for my own domain name.
6:11:17 PM
Tim Oren points out that
sometimes
you need VC money.
And I think that
TypePad is a perfect example
–
because you need a hosted product to compete in today's weblog market.
I didn't even consider Moveable Type when I was looking at weblog products
because I was looking for a hosted service.
And I have the skills to
select a hosting plan,
obtain a domain name,
and
install Moveable Type.
If you can't reach me,
then
who can you reach?
And hosting takes money.
Nothing will kill a new service faster
than poor responsiveness
and lightning quick word of mouth.
So you gotta have solid servers
and
you gotta have a big network pipe.
And you gotta have the money.
9:24:29 AM
Day 2 with TypePad and so far, so good.
Radio Userland is an odd amalgam of both a thick and a thin client
–
some days it feels like the best of both worlds
and
some days it feels like the worst.
I expect that Rogers Cadenhead's
Radio UserLand Kick Start
will help me eliminate some of the lows once it's available.
I'm still waiting for TypePad to reveal it's inner nature.
8:17:07 AM
