Google Drops Bomb On Blogspot Blogger Blogs
Say that 3 times fast! Joking aside, I really feel for all the great people using Blogger, (Blogspot) to write in their blogs. It has always been a bit of a challenge to leave comments on some Blogspot blogs, but now Google has really done it! Google has become a huge internet portal/company and has now decided to take the Microsoft and Yahoo approach in flexing their muscle.
I paid a visit to Anna’s MyOnlyPhoto blog this morning and was surprised to find out I could not leave a comment using my normal identity. I use my real name, website, and email when commenting on all blogs. Although I understand that some people like to be anonymous, I feel my thoughts and opinions carry more validity if I speak as myself.
If I want to leave a comment on a Blogger Blog, now I have only 3 choices. I can be anonymous. I can fill in a generic name field that provides no way for anyone to find out more about the person, (me) writing the comment. The last choice is what Google really wants with this change and that is…… I can log in with a Google account and link to a Blogger ID. None of these is acceptable to me! Shame on you at Google for this terrible change.
This is not uncommon these days and can be very frustrating. Ever notice that to log in to a Flickr or MyBlogLog account, you don’t use a login for those services? You must use a Yahoo login. Needless to say I don’t use Flickr or MyBlogLog. I also do not use Blogspot, but I feel bad for those that do. If you are on Blogger and had been thinking about making a change, now might be the time to leave the sinking ship!
If you really don’t want leave Blogger, then digg and stumble this post using the buttons right below my signature. Do the same to any other posts you can find on the topic. Let Google know that their transparent attempt to gain more control over who posts on a Blogspot blog is not appreciated and maybe they will change their mind.
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