The wheels in my brain have been running quite a bit lately. Can't you hear those gears clashing?
The topic of my ponderings: What should I do about a blog site? Stay here? Find a new home? Both? (It won't be neither.)
One factor working in Blogger's favor is that many of my best friends at efx2 have set up shop here, and I already had my old blog from long ago here. So this became, by default, my temporary home.
But I'm not moving in the furniture, the boxes of books, the CDs and the movies yet. Some problems I had with Blogger before are still evident. (Either that, or I haven't found the solutions.)
One is that when my friends make new posts, I don't get notified. And when someone comments on my posts, I don't get notified on that, either. So it's very hit and miss right now. And, damn it, those are features that I really like--they make life a lot easier and build up this sense of "community" that I like.
Indeed, the whole concept of "friends" seems to be missing. Or else I missed it.
So while I'm here, I'm not sure how long I'll be active. On Monday night, I set up an account at livejournal.com. I'm not exactly sure whether they have the features I want--didn't look at it too closely--but it's a free site (yeah, I know, you get what you pay for) and it's been around for a while. Like Blogger.
The bottom line is that I plan to double-post here and at LJ for a while. My address there is http://drdog.livejournal.com. (Don't go there right away, though. I haven't even written a first post there yet.)
Of course, efx2 could suddenly spring back to life. But it's been a week now, and I have to be realistic.
I've set up shop here as well. I did so well ahead of EFX's crash, too, as I saw it coming with all the downtime we were having.
ReplyDeleteI get notified when someone posts on my blog -- go into your dashboard and there is a place you can click somewhere...sorry I forgot where...where it will email you when someone comments.
As far as being notified when other blogs update, I think people can add a third party subscription function to their blog, so that you can subscribe to blogs individually. I think King of Ankh has that already on his blog -- I need to get one set up on mine.
Anyway, I'll link you on my blog and feel free to link to mine:
http://libertinethought.blogspot.com/
I have linked you on my blog Peter. I have had a photo blog here for quite a while - since the death of MB. Donna is on LJ and she loves it there. Has quite a nice little group in her "community". They have been together for about 8 years or so. I'll link you on my site.
ReplyDeletePHEW! So glad to have not lost everyone! Especially you, Dr Dog!
ReplyDeleteAnd I have to say that I love your blogspot header. 'Indubitably' is one of my favourite words! - it makes me laugh to say it out loud :D
I am also unsure about my blogging future. I have hardly blogged lately but that doesn't matter - my greatest fear, as with Modblog, is losing all you great guys who I love to visit. I will go back to EFX2 if it rises from the dead (I hope so!) - but I think I'll always keep this blogspot no matter what happens. Because it turns out that lightning CAN strike twice! :D
Big hugs, your Dr Dog-aliciousness! XXX
I have a "subscribe" thingy on my blog. I think if you click on it, it will bring you to where I got it from. It must be easy to add to your blog because I did it. Wish I could tell you how. I just followed the instructions, copied the HTML code and stuck it in my gutter! I miss the comment alerts. I keep going back to peoples blogs to see what other people have added.
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