Easy-to-use blogging service, anyone?

Clive Long · 8th-October-2005, 09:39 AM

Hello,

A friend is going on a trip in a few weeks and would like to keep a blog as an electronic diary of her experiences.

She wants to be able to log on from any internet cafe and just type in her content. She has very little technical knowledge beyond use of standard Office software.

She wants to be able to load pictures from a digital camera as attachments (well that's my idea really - so it is not absolutely necessary).

A nice-to-have - when she adds new content, an email alert containing a link to a new blog page, is sent to people in a pre-defined contact list.

The service must be free (of course!)

If I could give this service a label it would be "Yahoo Blog". What options does she have? (There is going to be a "yahoo blog" service - I know it, I just know it.)

Thanks

Clive

**Tiggerbabe** · 8th-October-2005, 10:32 AM

livejournal has a free option, Clive, but I think you have to pay for the service if you want to download pictures.

azande · 8th-October-2005, 10:40 AM

Blogger is free, but for photos I would suggest she has a look at Flickr

Clive Long · 8th-October-2005, 11:19 AM

Blogger / livejournal / flickr

They look the job.

Ta,

Clive

Jazz_Shoes (Ash) · 8th-October-2005, 03:33 PM

I use MySpace

Don't know about the e-mail allerts, but you can upload pictures. You fancy a look at mine?

My Blog

Clive Long · 10th-October-2005, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by azande

Blogger is free, but for photos I would suggest she has a look at Flickr

I have spent a couple of minutes using flickr

Looks easy to navigate - I uploaded 5 images and have setup a URL alias which I have sent to some friends.

I need to time to see how sophisticated the album / organisation facilities are ... for example if I want to send images 5, 27 from album one images 3, 14 from album 7 as a single link to one person.

As flickr is linked / integrated to Yahoo I didn't have to set up another online account - nice.

Looks like it will do the job for my friend

Ta

CRL

8th-October-2005, 09:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
Clive Long Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: London-innit Posts: 1,465 Rep Power: 3 Reputation Total: 1316	Easy-to-use blogging service, anyone? Hello, A friend is going on a trip in a few weeks and would like to keep a blog as an electronic diary of her experiences. She wants to be able to log on from any internet cafe and just type in her content. She has very little technical knowledge beyond use of standard Office software. She wants to be able to load pictures from a digital camera as attachments (well that's my idea really - so it is not absolutely necessary). A nice-to-have - when she adds new content, an email alert containing a link to a new blog page, is sent to people in a pre-defined contact list. The service must be free (of course!) If I could give this service a label it would be "Yahoo Blog". What options does she have? (There is going to be a "yahoo blog" service - I know it, I just know it.) Thanks Clive

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Tiggerbabe Omnipotent Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Monifieth, Bonny Dundee Posts: 5,190 Rep Power: 10 Reputation Total: 1609	Re: Easy-to-use blogging service, anyone? livejournal has a free option, Clive, but I think you have to pay for the service if you want to download pictures. __________________ "If you rebel against high heels, take care to do so in a very smart hat.'' George Bernard Shaw

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azande Meglio del Cioccolato Demo Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 1,476 Rep Power: 3 Reputation Total: 807	Re: Easy-to-use blogging service, anyone? Blogger is free, but for photos I would suggest she has a look at Flickr

8th-October-2005, 11:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
Clive Long Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: London-innit Posts: 1,465 Rep Power: 3 Reputation Total: 1316	Re: Easy-to-use blogging service, anyone? Blogger / livejournal / flickr They look the job. Ta, Clive

8th-October-2005, 03:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
Jazz_Shoes (Ash) Little Miss Jazz Shoes Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Glasvegas Posts: 926 Rep Power: 2 Reputation Total: 324	Re: Easy-to-use blogging service, anyone? I use MySpace Don't know about the e-mail allerts, but you can upload pictures. You fancy a look at mine? My Blog

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