Is Google Neglecting Blogger?

Ian Lamont writes "For years, I've been frustrated by Blogger's relatively limited functionality and other problems. For instance, we've heard about Blogger's security flaws since the beginning of this decade. Blogger's latest problem, which lets bots bypass CAPTCHAs in order to set up spam blogs, is not just a sign of Google's disregard for security — it's symptomatic of Google's neglect of its Blogger service. For instance, Blogger is just now rolling out a feature that lets writers publish in the future, years after similar functionality was released in Wordpress and Moveable Type. Is Blogger destined to be a sideshow as long as Google keeps acquiring and building more high-profile services, such as Google Maps and YouTube?"

Comments

it's still in beta

[Anonymous Coward]

Give it another few years for Google to make it perfect, like everything they do

Re:it's still in beta

[Anonymous Coward]

Promising starts, interesting ideas, and a chronic failure to finish.

That's funny, I had a girlfriend that made the same comparison with me.

Re:it's still in beta

[Dannkape]

This is slashdot, what makes you think he ever had more than 1 girlfriend?

Re:it's still in beta

[Doggabone]

Inflation.

Holy crap!

[gazbo]

A blogger is upset about some software that allows them to blog?!

Batten down the handles - this teacup's in for a stormy night!

Blogposts from the future?

[Anonymous Coward]

What good are they? The only reason why a blogger would need to post something in the future is if it's a suicide note. Oh right.. blogs.. emos.. I forgot.

Mood: Brooding and Mysterious. (And anonymous to avoid the fire ;)

Re:What?

[Anonymous Coward]

You don't even know about Google's main service: Search

Re:You Get What You Think You Pay For

[somersault]

Mark my prophecy: Someday some company is going to produce a desktop Linux so good that it's going to catch on and become if not a major competitor in the OS market, then at least the major distro of Linux. And they will suffer the same fate, becoming the punching bag of the Linux community, while lesser distros have no fewer problems and gather fewer complaints. And of those complaining, many will have obtained the free version of the distro. They will be out nothing, but will feel somehow justified because of the stature of their target, and will do so with gusto despite the fact that equally good distros are available to which they could switch. This irrationality will escape them, as it does the author of TFA. Too late, I think UbuntuDupe already fulfilled your prophecy!!