Top_Free_Blog_Providers

Name: Blog Software Breakdown

URL: http://www.asymptomatic.net/blogbreakdown.htm

Review: Features of open source and commercial blogging software are compared.

Name: Movable Type

URL: http://www.movabletype.org/

Review: http://weblogs.about.com/cs/bloghost/gr/mtreview.htm

Name: WordPress

URL: http://www.wordpress.org

Review: http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/weblogs/story/0,14024,1094791,00.html.

Name: Greymatter: weblog/journal software

URL: http://www.noahgrey.com/greysoft/

Review: A very simple blog system.

Name: BlogCMS

URL: http://blogcms.com/

Review: Blog + Forum + Gallery

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Free Hosting Platforms

Name: Blogger

URL: http://www.blogger.com

Review: http://weblogs.about.com/cs/bloghost/gr/blogger.htm

Name: Live Journal

URL: http://www.livejournal.com/

Review: http://weblogs.about.com/cs/blogsoftware/gr/livejournal.htm

Name: Tabulas

URL: http://www.tabulas.com

Review:

Name: Tripod.Lycos

URL: http://www.tripod.lycos.com/

Review: Photo album, nice building tools, MITX Awards finalist (2.004)

• But* high traffic; templates not very interesting; not very user-friendly.

Name: Xanga

URL: http://www.xanga.com

Review:

Name: Bloglines

URL: http://www.bloglines.com

Review:

Name: Bravenet

URL: http://www.bravenet.com

Review:

Name: tblog

URL: http://www.tblog.com

Review:

Name: blogdrive

URL: http://www.blogdrive.com

Review:

Name: 20six.co.uk

URL: http://www.20six.co.uk/

Review: A very good free and easy to up links

Name: blog-city

URL: http://www.blog-city.com/

Review: Very...very nice free blog

Name: journalspace

URL: http://www.journalspace.com/

Review:The best one free blog

Name: Free-ESL Blogs

URL: http://www.free-esl-blogs.com/

Review: It's free, very basic and incredibly easy to set up and use. Perhaps too basic for teachers...

Name:Haut et Fort

URL:http://www.hautetfort.com

Review:French language interface. Easy to set up

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Open Source Providers

"Name:"JournalSpace

"'URL:"'http://www.journalspace.com/

"Review." All features plus members in your area, blog madia,random journal, birthday minder,who's online, audio blog, phone blog, phone camera blog and poll.

Name:Weblogger

URL:http://www.weblogger,com/

Review: Manila Powered technology, very nice themes but only 30 days free

Name:JoeUser

URL: http://JoeUser.com/index.htm

Review: Very nice blog navigator, forums, articles, top blogsites, top users, top referrals

Name: SeeWIKI

URL:http://www.seedwiki.com/

Review: Very good on WIKI

Name: Kinja

URL: http://www.kinja.com/

Review: very nice blogging made easy

Name: Drupal

URL: http://www.drupal.org/

Review: http://weblogs.about.com/od/softwareplatformreviews/gr/drupalreview.htm

Name:TextPattern

URL:http://www.textpattern.com

Review:Easy to set up. Looks GREAT out of the box. Highly flexible and customizable.

Name:Thingamablog

URL:http://thingamablog.sourceforge.net/

Review: Unlike other blogging applications, it does not need a third-party blogging host, a cgi/php enabled web host, or a MySQL database, making it possible to blog with FTP, SFTP, or network access to a web server. Thingamablog enables users to write and manage multiple blogs, import entries from RSS and Atom feeds, customize layout and templates, set up archiving options, syndicate the blog to an RSS or Atom feed and more. It is available free of charge.

Name:WordPress

URL:http://wordpress.org/

Review:A very good database/css blog engine. Single user blogs. Requires replication to run multiple blogs in the server.

Top_Free_Blog_Providers

Blogs seem to be popping up everywhere on the Web. With so many free blog software and hosts available, it can be downright confusing. And, one of the most common questions is: "What are the best free blog software or systems out there?" So, if you're one of those looking for the best free blog platforms available, here are some of the most recommended free blog systems.

1) WordPress

This free blog software is b2/cafelog's official successor. It has a great interface and useful features like 'private' posting (password-protected), file uploads, and more. You need PHP version 4.1 or greater, MySQL version 3.23.23 or greater, and The Apache mod_rewrite module (optional, for the nice URI functions) on your server.

See WordPress Profile

2) Blogger.com

This is one of the most popular free blog hosts. Users can create a personal or a group blog for free - either by using their hosted service (BlogSpot) or one's own web host.

See Blogger.com Profile

3) Movable Type

This is a popular blog software among bloggers who like to manipulate web designs, formats, and functions. However, you need to have some programming skills (or pay for an installation service) and your own web host. While there is a free blog version, some bloggers might find the licensing agreement with this too limiting. For more flexibility, there are several licensing fee options for both personal and commercial users.

See Movable Type Profile

4) Greymatter

It is the 'original opensource weblogging and journal software' on the web (Read: Free blog platform). Installation to a server that supports Perl 5 software is required. It has several features like comments, 'karma' voting, templates, search, and bookmarklet.

Read The Software Review: Greymatter

5) Live Journal

This popular free blog host is preferred by many individuals who enjoy a community-based blogging system. It is web-based and the sign-up process is quick and easy. There's also a premium version.

See LiveJournal Profile

6) Multiply

This is where blogging meets social networking. It also supports photo blogging and video/audio uploads. There are three membership levels: Free, Gold, and Platinum.

See Multiply Profile

7) Xanga

This free blog platform is web-based. There is also a 'premium' (paid) version. It is growing in popularity, especially because of its community. Just sign-up and you will get a free blog going soon enough.

Read The Software Review: Xanga

8) 20Six UK

This is a UK-based free blog host that has some nifty features including image hosting, statistics, categories, RSS/XML feed, voting, and comments functions. One special feature it has that many blog hosts don't offer is the support for mobile blogging (posting to your blog using MMS and/or email). They have recently introduced paid versions of this blog system.

How To Set Up a Blog Using 20Six (UK)

9) MindSay

This free blog system offers features and plugins including templates, friends' list, favorite links, music playlists, recent visitors list, comments, and ratings.

How To Set Up a Blog Using MindSay