http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Wed, 3 Sep 2003 09:27:18 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/09/02/005407.php#comment-17075 Anil might be just a little scared of defending Justin Timberlake around here. I suspect a post on the subject in this venue might eventually compete with the Tom Cruise post for comments... :) 17075@blogcritics.org Wed, 3 Sep 2003 09:27:18 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/09/02/005407.php#comment-17074 Anil, why don't you join us here and keep us informed of what is going on with TypePad development. I see you are a fan of popular culture as well and a staunch defender of Justin Timberlake. This is the place for such bold stances. 17074@blogcritics.org Wed, 3 Sep 2003 09:25:36 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/09/02/005407.php#comment-17055 Just to clarify, we haven't yet unveiled all of the built in TypePad templates that we'll be releasing during our official launch. As we're still in a Preview Release, there are fewer prebuilt templates in the system right now. We do expect that people will make use of the new templates, both on their own and as a base for customizing their own creations, and that should alleviate some of the homogeneity you're seeing in current sites. That being said, there are some truly innovative and interesting layouts already being created, if you poke around a bit. 17055@blogcritics.org Wed, 3 Sep 2003 02:21:52 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/09/02/005407.php#comment-17050 The same thing happens when any weblog platform that seeks to be user friendly starts growing, you get a bunch that look the same. Be patient for people to learn how to make their own styles. I'm sure there will be a rash of TypePad skins in good time. I read the same data as you do but get a different result: that beginners are signing up and blogging. Is that such a bad thing? 17050@blogcritics.org Wed, 3 Sep 2003 01:41:33 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/09/02/005407.php#comment-17044 Snazzy style? Most of the typepad sites look about the same as any other blog. Look at the recently updated lists on typepad.com and maybe one out of 15 will be in any way unique. Perhaps its just the blog style, but the fact that people are creating sites using the same tool is also a culprit. 17044@blogcritics.org Tue, 2 Sep 2003 23:03:38 EDT