And the top searched word of the year is… BLOG. That’s right, Webster’s released its list of the 10 most referenced words, and topping that list is “blog”. This comes as little surprise to blog and tech savvy individuals like myself, as the blogging community saw greatly enhanced media attention during the recent Presidential election. As a result, or perhaps a consequence, I find myself increasingly fascinated by the idea of professional blogging. Now if I could only get MS Word to stop throwing squiggly red lines under any and all variations of the word blog, I’d be all set. Actually, I could turn it off, but I want to see MS do it itself.
Speaking of Microsoft, the MSN Network has launched its own blog service known as MSN Spaces. This is more than likely a response to the competitive power of Google that bought and currently operates its popular Blogger service. Forgive my skepticism, but I just don’t see Microsoft being any kind of gateway to the free exchange of ideas, and the expression of opinions. The total integration model the MS uses really limits its appeal. Attaching essential apps like Outlook Express to MSN Messenger, then linking that to MSN Hotmail, and that to MSN Spaces, all coordinated by the notoriously annoying MSN .NET Passport system is bound to work…right?
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