There are a number of things I like about Radio Userland. One is the fact that you can download it and use it for one month without paying. That includes one month free hosting. For about $40 you can buy a year's worth of hosting but of course you are free to make your own arrangements.
One of the drawbacks is that the documentation leaves a lot to be desired. Most of it is written by enthusiasts. While this is good in someways, it means there is no comprehensive detailed manual.
Moveable Type, on the other hand, comes with a detailed manual. However, you have to arrange your own hosting and the requirements are pretty high. And while you can get a Userland 'blog up and running in a few minutes, it can take hours to configure Moveable Type. That's why I was very interested to read the following piece about a turnkey service based around Moveable Type. The new initiative is intended to compete with Blogger but I can bet that it will give Userland a run for its money as well.
Ben Hammersley's gone and dug up a very interesting story for us during his travels in California: the people behind Movable Type, the popular weblog builder, are about to take aim at Blogger in a big way. They plan to create an easier to use, hosted version of their sophisticated software, meaning even dunces like me should be able to use it. Ben's taken a look at the software, called Typepad, and is impressed.
This, of course, could have big implications for Blogger. It's the market leader, but has failed to develop much since launching the Blogger Pro service early last year. More than a few users - including me, I must say - would be tempted by the thought of moving across to the pretty funky MT platform...
Mena Trott, one half of the husband and wife team behind MT, has (needless to say) just blogged her thoughts on their big announcement. [onlineblog.com]
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