Blogging sites

I’ve been trying to figure out what the best blogging tool is. After briefly taking a look at just abou every blogging solution out there, I narrowed it down to WordPress, Blogger and Tumblr. Being the biggest out there, it’s not surprising that I am taking a look at WordPress and Blogger. Tumblr came from a couple best-of lists I came across. So here’s my take:

WordPress

Able to easily import and export the blog in XML format. This is important to me for future flexibility. I had played around with Apple’s iWeb and was turned off by the fact that once you start using their tool, you are stuck. WordPress seems to offer the most all around flexibility, which makes it a good choice for a work-related blog that may not be solely focused on video and pictures.

Blogger

It’s easy to use and has beautiful templates. It offers good integration with Google Docs, but I am not looking to stay inside someone’s walled garden.

Tumblr

The most beautiful of all, it seems to be ideally suited for a personal blog. It seems to have more limited functionality but seems like a great choice if all you want is to post pictures and videos.

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Another option is the newly minted Google Sites. It seems to work well but the configuration was really messy, mostly because it’s not aimed at personal sites, but business and education. I guess Google wants you to use Blogger instead.