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Thursday, December 02, 2004
So MSN is getting into the blogging game with a service called MSN Spaces. Nice try, Microsoft, but I see two prime reasons why it will fail:
1) In standard Microsoft fashion, MSN is embracing and extending the blog concept to make it more than it is or should be. At this early hour at least, it seems too different from the more standard services like Blogger or Movable Type. If it's a blogging tool, why not call it MSN Blogs (and who the heck needs a Contact Card!). I guess they're trying to set it apart from other services, but in doing so, it will become something else that people don't understand.
2) Hardcore bloggers like Andrew and I are wonky, tech-savvy people. We don't want to use some corny tool designed for your cousin the landscaping guy, or your aunt the quilter. That type of person is not one who saturates their brains with information and is able to thoughtfully comment on it in real-time fashion.
Posted by
Cory Kleinschmidt
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