Jasonisms

Like most days these days I came to the library to spend some time before I'm forced back out into the cold with nowhere to go. Some coffee shops don't stay open that late and some do. It's a matter of finding the right one in an area that has ample hobo camping opportunities. So, for example, where I shower and change in the mornings - my gym - doesn't have a coffee shop nearby at all. One must drive miles to get to one and it closes at 9PM. No later than the library. And, since the library has more seats and is usually more comfortable, I go to the library most nights. This afternoon I came to the library and immediately saw on the whiteboard near the front door a listing for a WordPress beginners class for this evening. I registered for the class and then spent the next couple of hours literally watching videos on my laptop. Being homeless means I don't sleep well and not sleeping well means I'm tired throughout the day and being tired throughout the day me...

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Are you not using Blogger for your website? Why?  Originally shared by David Kutcher It's been a while since I shared this post (and flamed the Blogger vs #Wordpress  war), but seemed to be the right time to re-share ;) Don't write off #Blogger because the cool kids tell you that you need to use Wordpress; it's simply not true. Blogger has a lot of advantages too.

I find it ironic that MySpace became so popular and ushered in the age of social networking when sites like Blogger were already out there for people to write about their day, share their music and show friends their images. Before "social networking" bloggers could follow other bloggers by clicking "follow" and leave comments without a wall or a page. Actually, the more I play around with Blogger, with customization, HTML, embedding videos and slideshows, the more I realize MySpace held no features Blogger didn't already have, they just hit a target market (musicians, bands and entertainers) and made getting your stuff out there much easier than the idea of blogging. After all, blogging is something internet-nerds do, not something hip young people do, right? Unless, of course, you consider Facebook status updates as blogs (which they are), Twitter's 140 character "What I'm doing now" as blogs (which they are and is why Twitter is calle...