Being EDU™

Movable Type 3.2 was released this morning by the team at Six Apart. The new release has a wealth of features designed to make blogging even easier and smarter.

A recent article by Susannah Gardner in the USC Annenberg Online Journalism Review titled "Time to Check: Are you using the right blogging tool?" is a great starting point if you're new to blogs (features, terminology, uses) or looking for a blog software comparison chart.

Cameron Marlow (creator of Blogdex) has launched a survey about blogs at the MIT Media Lab, so if you're a blogger, click on over and take 15 minutes to voice your opinions and participate in community research.

If you're a school that wants to start a blog for reasons of recruitment, communication, academic voice, strategic planning, or community-buiding, but you've been hesitant to, I feel your pain. I used to work for a "marketing communications consulting firm in higher education" where they once recommended an admissions-focused blog for a client with a $30,000 price tag for implementation. No wonder the client ran for the door.

If you're considering blog software and want to save some time trying to navigate various feature lists and options, take a look at this blog software chart comparing features of various user-installed (not hosted) blog software packages. It's a good start. I suggest downloading the trial versions, installing them, and testing them out for yourself. It's also a great idea to read through the user manual and the user forums and see if the blog can be configured to your needs. If you're looking for someone to create a blog for you, contact us.