tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post114036680000445233..comments2024-01-15T13:17:33.771-08:00Comments on Geeking with Greg: Blogger and database inconsistencyGreg Lindenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09216403000599463072noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-1140804289939810772006-02-24T10:04:00.000-08:002006-02-24T10:04:00.000-08:00I'm not sure I buy the free service excuse. All t...I'm not sure I buy the free service excuse. All these services carry the Google brand name.<BR/><BR/>When any Google service sucks, free or not, it reflects badly on Google.<BR/><BR/>If someone's experience with one Google service is poor, they're less likely to look favorably toward other Google services. Antipathy toward Google easily could extend into cash cows like Google Search or Google AdSense.<BR/><BR/>Screwing up any service carrying the Google name is not costless. If Google doesn't understand that, I worry for their future.Greg Lindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09216403000599463072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-1140803085956817162006-02-24T09:44:00.000-08:002006-02-24T09:44:00.000-08:00I used to use Blogger for my blog, but I had all s...I used to use Blogger for my blog, but I had all sorts of problems. My posts didn't get eaten by the database (I stopped using it before then), but Blogger switched which FTP port it uses to publish posts. I hosted my blog on my own site, and my hosting couldn't fix the problem until I found out which port number Blogger was using. Even if I found out which port, what was to keep them from switching again?<BR/><BR/>I converted over to WordPress, and I haven't looked back since.<BR/><BR/>Like Pip said, Blogger is a free service. However, Google's services are all(?) free. Just like any service, if they want people to continue using it, they have to do a better job than other services. Just think of the AdSense revenue these free blogs generate for Google.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-1140539680842899832006-02-21T08:34:00.000-08:002006-02-21T08:34:00.000-08:00For the most part, it's not a business, it's a fre...For the most part, it's not a business, it's a free service.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, this was completely and totally lame. Three of my posts were eaten, fortunately I realised what was going on and saved the generated HTML so that when it all came back up again I could paste it back in. That's pretty crap.Phil Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646664352200705164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-1140431713205190362006-02-20T02:35:00.000-08:002006-02-20T02:35:00.000-08:00I have a friend (reasonably new to blogging) who h...I have a friend (reasonably new to blogging) who has got fed up with Blogger. He's talking about moving to another service (whether he will or not is a different matter!). <BR/><BR/>I don't think any business can abuse it's customers like this and expect users to stay loyal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-1140407545044083832006-02-19T19:52:00.000-08:002006-02-19T19:52:00.000-08:00I don't believe they have. I thought they were on...I don't believe they have. I thought they were on MS SQL but they might have switched.<BR/><BR/>This makes me think they're still on MS SQL.burtonatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08049781702053733725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-1140378124979538492006-02-19T11:42:00.000-08:002006-02-19T11:42:00.000-08:00That's possible. Blogger joined Google through ac...That's possible. Blogger joined Google through acquisition after all.<BR/><BR/>I assumed Blogger switched over to the Google infrastructure about a year ago when they made many upgrades to address scaling and performance problems, but I could be wrong about that.Greg Lindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09216403000599463072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6569681.post-1140376518408423832006-02-19T11:15:00.000-08:002006-02-19T11:15:00.000-08:00Word is that Blogger still lives in its ownghetto ...Word is that Blogger still lives in its own<BR/>ghetto and is not integrated with<BR/>Google's infrastructure ... or so was<BR/>the news a while ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com