After setting up my first ever blog - actually I have hardly even ever read any blogs - I am a blog virgin - I tried to set up a second blog on WordPress to compare... here are my very rudimentary thoughts.
Blogger -->
easy to set up, intuitive
was able to see how to change settings and start blogging right away
customization, while not extensive, was available - decent for a free product
the blog following section was easy to understand
preview mode to see what the posts look like was helpful
it had more than enough features for a beginning blogger
WordPress -->
easy to sign up for but then not nearly as intuitive to get started
I actually struggled for awhile after the intial sign up to see how to post
after the initial chaos... it did seem more robust, more options
had many features that I am sure other people know right away what they are for - I do not have enough experience with blogging to find the use yet for many of the features!
in a nutshell -->
beginners or casual bloggers go to Blogger
more advanced users or people who feel like they immediately want to start on a more robust platform give Word Press a shot
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Aye, I agree with you. Blogger is a great blog for people who just want it to work "out of the box." For techno-geeks like myself, Wordpress is really the way to go because it's so lovely and hackable (especially the Wordpress blogs I have running on my own servers). :-)
Peace,
-Steve
"blog virgin"...hahahaha...I love that.
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