Best Blogging Software for a Tour
02-17-09, 10:45 AM
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Blogger and Wordpress have the advantage of not having a webmaster that violates his own privacy policies. Flickr is a little more expensive for a "pro" membership - 25 dollars if I recall correctly - but if you don't post a lot of photos, you can get away with using it free.
02-17-09, 06:23 PM
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I used travelblog.org and was pleased with the features and simplicity. As mentioned above, the posts are 'recent first' so it's painful to read everything chronologically.
02-23-09, 08:48 AM
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I have just put up the website at www.mooreaboutscottsdale.com It is still a work in progress though. I'm having isses with IE in the mapping tool area.
02-23-09, 09:27 AM
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I like using Crazyguy because my journals there actually get read. The community is very supportive and giving.
I hear very good things about Wordpress, and I'd like to try it one of these days when I get some time to set it up.
I hear very good things about Wordpress, and I'd like to try it one of these days when I get some time to set it up.
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02-23-09, 09:35 AM
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i am planning a trip to Colorado this summer and hope to be successful documenting the trip with Blogger and Flickr via my iPhone. pics and post can be sent direct to blogger or both. i do this now from time to time with little issues. later.
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02-23-09, 09:44 AM
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awc raises a good point that probably deserves a thread of its own. Does touring writing the journal on your mind change the tour?
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02-23-09, 10:00 AM
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I'm inclined to agree with this. I've never felt comfortable with the 'journaling' process. Perhaps it's because when I write, I write for publication, and so my standards are different. (As opposed to posting here and elsewhere, which I consider written chatting.) All of my touring has been interesting, but I don't see it as noteworthy enough to write about.
02-23-09, 11:41 AM
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If you're looking to just send quick little updates, Twitter could be very easy. It supports posting from web, SMS and has tons of other applications (both phone and PC-based).
02-23-09, 11:53 AM
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Two changes: (1) I ended up spending at least a half hour per night thumb-typing on the iPhone. (2) I'd take pictures with my regular camera AND the iPhone, because only the latter pictures could be uploaded easily.
Charging the iphone was a bit of a pain because I didn't want to just leave it in the restrooms overnight. Now, however, I have a generator hub...
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02-23-09, 04:05 PM
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Wordpress, (https://wordpress.org/) either installed on your own server or domain or through wordpress.com.
Seems to have best spam blocking software pre-installed.
Huge choice of themes or looks (and easily customizable or develop your own).
Short learning curve for full functionality and lots of add-ons to extend that.
Seems to have best spam blocking software pre-installed.
Huge choice of themes or looks (and easily customizable or develop your own).
Short learning curve for full functionality and lots of add-ons to extend that.
Should work great for what you want.
02-23-09, 04:19 PM
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I use Wordpress. Check out www.tracywilkins.wordpress.com.
In addition, Microsoft has a writer (Windows Live Writer) that makes it pretty easy to post to several different blogging sites. It basically wraps a Word type front end around the blogging software. It's a local install.
In addition, Microsoft has a writer (Windows Live Writer) that makes it pretty easy to post to several different blogging sites. It basically wraps a Word type front end around the blogging software. It's a local install.
02-23-09, 04:23 PM
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One downside to most blogging software is the order the posts are in. It's perfectly fine while the tour is underway to have the latest post first. It is very annoying though to read a travelogue after the tour is finished in that format (find the oldest post, read it, scroll up the post above it, repeat). So, the perfect software would allow to change the order of the posts - either by the administrator or (even better) the visitors.
