I have researched a few Blog systems that we can host on our servers and we will be moving them soon. The benefits are:
- faster page loading
- privacy policy consistent with AlerG (Better Business Bureau Privacy) --note: as far as I can tell all current "external" Blog tools such as the e-mail delivery RSS feeds etc. do not sell or rent your e-mail or personal information. If you are concerned visit blogger.com , Feedburner.com and read their privacy policy.
- easier to remember URLs -- something like DavidsBlog.AlerG.com, PrBlog.AlerG.com
- better tools to make using our Blogs easier and for power users more effective
What is Feedburner.com? This is a tool that we use to make it easy for you to subscribe. It converts all the various versions of feeds to one that you can use. When you click on the RSS icon it will take you to a page that gives you IMHO too many options - from Yahoo to AOL. I suggest you try each until you find one that work for you. Personally, I use the Google one.
SpringWidgets is a "Widget" or code that you can embed in your website to automatically feed information from us without you lifting a finger.
One thing that has bothered me. If you have successfully installed the RSS feed icon on your browser, it only lists one news article at a time in a list. If you click on it you will only see that one article. To see more simply click on the date range on the left. (this was tested on the Google feed in Firefox other browsers and feeds may act differently.)
