Blogger Beta

A new version of Blogger is rolling out in beta.

Coolness! :D

I did a tour of the new Blogger beta by using one of my Google accounts. Ayan, another cool thing about the new Blogger is that you can login using your Google account. If you notice, dun sa login page ng Blogger, andun na yun, either login with your Blogger account or Google account. [That was the first indication for me that *something* was up in Blogger and Google so I tried using my three Google accounts to enter Blogger but to no avail. *sniff*sniff* So I just used my Blogger account then went to Buzz, baka kasi nahuli na naman ako sa balita. But no, it was something new that Blogger is offering its ... ahm... bloggers.]

Anyhoo, the new Blogger beta looks and works really cool, especially with those who want to fully costumize their blog's look and layout without having to deal with HTML. You can assign labels (I guess this would be their version of categories) to blog posts very easily. However labels will not work if you use old templates; your blog should be converted to the new layout system of Blogger beta. Another cool thing is you can control the people who can read your blog (either thru a Google account or as a guest with two-week access).

Some screen captures of my tour using my Google account:

Dashboard
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Creating/Editing a New Post
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List of Posts
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Layouts
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Adding to the sidebar | Configuring blog archiving | Editing profile

So there you have it. I don't know if I'm going to switch over to their layouts, because I've worked so hard for my template already... and pano na yung lumang posts ko diba, ala pang labels?

I guess Blogger beta will be better utilized by newbie bloggers.

Or... I could make a new secret blog... hmmm.... >:)