Comments on: Multiuser weblog software is heating up again…

By: dnorman

dnorman — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:58:22 +0000

J – this post is from 2005, but I’ve been regularly blogging. Just hit the “home” link in the blog header, or hit the title in the banner, to get to the front page…

By: J. Peterman

J. Peterman — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:52:38 +0000

Just downloaded Aroundme and I am installing in on a server. I will let you know my results. I noticed no posts on your site since 2005!

At least this blog anyway!

By: Joshua Archer

Joshua Archer — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

Movable Type!

By: Holy Shmoly!

Holy Shmoly! — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

Dâ€™Arcy Norman Dot Net Â» Blog Archive Â» Multiuser weblog software is heating up againâ€¦

D’Arcy Norman looks at the multi-blog universe again. He’s examining a few systems and I like his simple litmus test:
If a user’s first reaction to the software is something like “GAH!” they are less likely to use it.
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By: James

James — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

I think it’s time people got over MT

Can’t wait to hear your thoughts D’Arcy… ‘easue of use’ is something that seems to have improved dramatically with WP1.6 wouldn’t ya say… but it could still get easier and you’re right… Elgg is making a strong play!

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

D’Arcy, I have to agree – the limited feedback I’ve heard mostly boils down to “???!”. Thinking back to the session you did at Faculty Technology Days, I think there were as many questions about all the options in Drupal as there were about blogging in general. I don’t think it would be a mistake at all to continue to experiment with other configurations. Haven’t had time (and probably won’t this week to look at the current state of the art, but if it works well, doesn’t require constant babysitting by an admin, and is obvious to the user, I think those are all more important right now than offering what you call “a perfect tool” Get ‘em on board, and then maybe later find/offer more options.

By: D'Arcy

D'Arcy — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

MT is out of the running – the project has a budget of exactly $0.00CDN. I won’t deploy MT 2.x (end-of-life software), and can’t get a license for 3.x

But, I think I screwed up a bit in pushing Drupal too early. It provides a LOT of features, and even when they’re 95% deactivated, it still feels like a “bigger” CMS. What the users need is something that “feels” personal, like it’s their own private blogging system (that coincidentally is shared by everyone else). Drupal doesn’t provide that at all – it’s not the goal of Drupal (even with the Blog module).

By: Joshua Archer

Joshua Archer — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

Yeah, the only bad thing about MT is that is isn’t free anymore. It has the best user administration for blogs and authors, while still feeling like a simple application. What about livejournal?

By: D'Arcy

D'Arcy — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

LiveJournal. hehe… Then, we could have the “mood” blocks for each blog entry, and a dedicated “My Cat Fluffy” category in each blog

By: How Do You MU? » Multi-Blog Software

How Do You MU? » Multi-Blog Software — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

[...] My second point relates to WPMU’s competition. Some people are making competitive comparisons, and some of these comparisons are or will be available on the web. For example, D’Arcy Norman is about to evaluate and post about three candidate platforms: WPMU, Drupal, and ELGG. The last one of these was new to me, so I had to go and create a new blog there. [...]