Expanding beyond Xanga

Yesterday, I decided on moving my blog to Blogger. I personally think it is a bit more complicated, but it is clean and neat with a few more and a few less features than Xanga. The dashboard provides me with a quick view of all of my blogs in a list and adds more functionality in the comments sections. But you have to have an idea as to how this all works. There is not a simple path and sometimes the features make posting an ordinary entry a bit more complicated. The Xanga dashboard provided me a view to see when each of my blogs received a comment.

What I do like, is that you can change the entire look of the page through the HTML interface in the template section. Xanga limited you on how much you can alter the system without having to step into premium. Blogger gives you that capability out of the box and I have yet to find a fee for service requirement.

Additionally, I found the flag capability quite refreshing. The readers determine if the topic is objectionable and click the flag. This immediately makes the content unsearchable and draws the attention of the Blogger administrators to determine if the content needs to be removed or if law enforcement needs to be notified. This is a great acheivement considering the reasoning behind my exit of Xanga.

To be perfectly honest, if Xanga were to actually clean up their act and provide the readers with the necessary tools such as Blogger has offered, I would jump back. Even though it would be like Ross Perot jumping in and out of the Presidential race. I would lose credibility, but I would also be close to a community of people I enjoy. I don't think Blogger has that community feel to it. It doesn't have the blogrings. It does seem to have more adult blogs though.

I miss Xanga. I miss the ease of use. I miss the subscription list. I miss the blogrings. I don't miss the random props. I don't miss the featured content. I miss my friends.

I feel very solemn today. Hopefully tomorrow I will be back to my old self.

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