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Spaces can BITE ME

I’ve contemplated moving to a different platform several times, but never bothered because I don’t really care about having beautiful custom what-have-yous.  But doing this little re-ordering of my space, which was prompted by spaces suddenly making photo uploading take about fifty million years, hence I no longer want to showcase my photos – anyway, this space reordering took about half an hour, because it kept not working.  Then I realized that it took my last name from hotmail and splashed it up here, god knows how long ago, and I only just noticed, and I preferred not to share that.  Then it wouldn’t let me hide my last name.  Then I found out it splashed my name and profile picture up on Match dot com as a potential mate for some lonely heart out there – wildly inappropriate for a married pregnant lady, don’t you think?

So.  I’m breaking up with spaces AND with hotmail.  Now I just have to find a new home.  Any recommendations?

6 Comments

  • Phil

    I run my own – how about a private blog on a private server where you have total control? I also like gmail for free email.

  • Gillian

    That would be awesome, but as we have The Poverty we need to go with something free, and don\’t private thingies cost a yearly subscription?

  • Aimee

    NO DO NOT LEAVE>>>>PLEASE!!!~*:.♥.:*~ because you shared a smile :o) someone\’s day got brighter… ~*:.♥.:*~

  • LEO

    I don\’t think there is any better email than gmail. I don\’t know about the different servers for the blog because I am so decidedly un-fancy that I just use blogger and think it\’s fine.

  • Vern

    Livejournal has always been good to me, and the way I\’ve configured it, searches for my name never yield my blog (thank God, because I\’d never get or keep a job if they did). I\’m not certain about it\’s usefulness for sharing photos, I usually use a link to Photobucket for mine, but I think there\’s a better way to do it that I haven\’t bothered to learn. Anyway, it\’s free, and it\’s private, so it\’s one option!

  • Phil

    Yes, with a case of The Poverty you may want to stick with free tools. Blogger.com is now Google-owned, and you can create photo albums with their stuff, too. As far as big companies go I\’d take Google over Microsoft any day. But if privacy is a concern, anyone company can flub up. Of course, your own domain name can be about 10 bucks a year and I can even provide you with web space for about a buck a month (special rate) if you so desire.