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For some strange reason, my main blog vantan.org is down. So I'm blogging here instead.
I'd like Vox to be able to import data from other blogs. That would really get things going...
[Update: My site is back up, after contacting technical support.]
Yes, the radio station was kind enough to send me the MP3 file, so you can now listen to it on Odeo.
What exactly is this about?
Basically, I co-founded the Government bloggers group (known in local lingo as "Gahmenbloggers") for people working within the Singapore Government who want to reach out to the public in a friendlier way. In short, how to start blogs, how to convince our superiors that it's worthwhile setting up blogs, and so forth.
The mainstream media in Singapore found this pretty interesting, especially after our Prime Minister made a rally speech last month about how we should embrace new media. With our new-found support, some of us in the group were interviewed and featured. This radio interview with me, is one of them.
I spent ages fine-tuning this post on my main blog (which uses Movable Type 3.3).
Because I am fussy about Web Standards, I used list tags. Because I like using my Amazon referral code, I made sure all links to individual book pages had my user ID attached. And everyone knows photos are more attractive than plain text, so I inserted cover images for all books.
In that sense, Vox is easier to use than MT. I haven't tried Typepad myself but I'm sure it's similar to Vox in that sense.
What was the last wedding you went to? Were you in the wedding?
The last wedding I attended was that of Stanley and Lizhen.
Stanley met Lizhen on her first day of work in a bank. She was trying to get him to apply for a credit card. He had other plans in mind, and got her phone number instead. The rest was history :)
What or who is your favorite product mascot? Why?
Hmm. I'd say the Michelin Man.
Because he's cute. And he has more spare tyres than I do :-P
After comparing the features of Vox and Typepad, I'm starting to wonder if there is too much overlap and whether people are going to move from the latter to the former.
If Vox remains free, and Typepad remains subscription-based, I can forsee a gradual shift towards Vox. However I'm not sure if you can import old posts into Vox - as yet.
Perhaps new users will be drawn towards Vox instead of paid versions of Six Apart software/services such as Movable Type and Typepad. I would prefer Vox to Livejournal which is more a blog service than anything else. To each his own, I guess.
Hello all. I'm blogging for the first time on my personal space at Vox, courtesy of Six Apart (the folks who brought you Movable Type and Typepad).
I'll share a little about my experiences so far on Vox. I signed up recently to join as a beta tester, and received an email from Sixapart today with an invitation.
So I logged in and chose my username/subdomain. After browsing around, I decided to add some books I owned. It was really easy - dare I say even faster than using Delicious Library (pretty, book collection software for Mac).
I linked Vox up with my existing Flickr Pro account, then added a photo of myself to dress up my Profile.
Then I customised my blog and started writing this post. Vox has a neat WYSIWYG interface for creating blog posts. You can also easily add tags and define who is allowed to read your post.
I think Six Apart has a good thing going here. I find the layout easier to figure out, compared to MySpace.com but I suppose there's a certain chaotic charm to the latter. I prefer Vox's neater design and no-frills, one-click access. Let's see if I get hooked on Vox.
Other stuff to try:
- Audio uploads
- Video uploads
- Create book collections (e.g. Web Authoring, Web Standards, Business, Christian...)
- Link up with friends on Vox.com - drop me a note if you know me!
- Set up mobile posting
