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Is Google Neglecting Blogger?

Posted by kdawson on from the it's-just-traffic dept.

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?"

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  1. it's still in beta by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

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

    1. Re:it's still in beta by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

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

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

    2. Re:it's still in beta by Dannkape · · Score: 5, Funny

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

  2. Holy crap! by gazbo · · Score: 5, Funny
    A blogger is upset about some software that allows them to blog?!

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