Dark Fiber

May the censors at Google someday understand that the voices of freedom do not need their sanction or their approval.

News:

Bloggers in Pakistan became first became aware of the ban on 28 February when they were unable to access a popular blog hosting site, Blogspot.

One of the blocked sites is hosted on Blogspot, which led to the blocking of all web journals hosted on the site.

The Pakistan bloggers found their blogs blocked, even though their blogs are not connected with the cartoons.

They say they have still been able to edit and update their blogs, but not able to read them….

The BBC’s Aamer Ahmed Khan in Karachi says the blocking is unlikely to turn into a major freedom of expression issue in Pakistan as there seems to be a consensus against allowing such freedom to extend to irreverent treatment of religious figures….

Update – The Exodus beginnith: (Readers are kindly asked to inform me of others)

Feb. 07: The Study of Revenge reports on Google/Blogger/Blogspot’s “Flag As Objectionable” policies

Feb. 08: Chris Byrne at The AnarchAngel asks: “Anyone know how to move a blog off of blogger?” (Ed. – the new site announced Mar. 03, is linked above.)

Feb. 08: Sohmageek, “Due to issues …” is leaving Blogger.

Feb. 09: Happy Dave has left, citing comment problems…he adds that, “I started the move process before Google’s recent entanglements over China, but to be honest the service just wasn’t meeting my needs, whatever my political feelings about the parent company.”

Feb. 09: Southern Appeal makes the transition to WordPress and his new domain.

Feb. 10: In a post titled “Goodbye World” Vo writes, “After nearly four years, I am leaving blogger as my journal solution. I am completely moving the site to my root domain, http://www.sygyzy.com/.”

Feb. 11: Thus spracht ME has moved from Blogspot to WordPress. The new site is updated in the link to the renamed “Thus I have spoken”

Feb. 11: From the Grand Stand is has joined the exodus, citing “Google’s assistance with the Chinese government”. Check out his site for excellent topics and viewpoints from Mrs. du Toit!

Feb. 12: Morning Glory is announcing her move from Blogger today citing “…too many issues….”

Feb. 12: This weekend, (all the) Blogger-based heinleinblog posts (were moved) to Heinleinblog. [Link appears to be broken - 12/24/2006 - Ed.]Feb. 13: Traction Control is free of the Google / Blogger thought police.Feb. 16: AlanDP reports that Blogonomicon has moved. The new site is has lots of good stuff here, including a mention of the Great Blog Exodus of 2006 (thanks for the mention).Feb. 17: Flash “has confirmed is move to his own domain (Feb 20)” There’s your Karma at http://flashwarner.com/Feb. 18: Joe Missionary is “pretty much comitted” to leaving Blogger – the new site’s being tested in TypePad and LivingDot.Feb. 18: Tiny Ways has left Blogger for a “more stable host and with better platform”.

Feb. 19: R2CU has “Transferred2WordPress” and doesn’t miss the “obvious lack of direct template meddling blogger has.”

Feb. 19: Kate (from The Cracked Pot) moved to “be able to friends-lock certain posts “.

Feb. 21: SouthParkPundit has moved in to his new digs!

Feb. 22: Ninth Stage (formerly Lay Lines) has escaped Blogger! H/T SouthParkPundit.

Feb. 24: Upright and Breathing confirms “Yes, I am joining the exodus. Where am I going? I’ll leave a link here once I have it finalised.” (Here is the new address: Upright and Breathing).

Feb. 26: Keith Lango Animation “just wasn’t ever comfortable with the idea that half the content on my site was on Blogger’s servers and not my own.”

Feb. 27: The Syntax of Things has moved. “…that we’ve been meaning to do for over a year now anyway.”

Mar. 03: LeftyBrown’s Corner says “it was fun while it lasted, and it was free. But lately (Blogger) has been a ton of trouble.”

Mar. 15: Notes from a Retired Preacher has moved to WordPress and writes, “After seeing, reading and hearing all the anti-American stuff that Google is doing, (China, refusing to help US Govt find terrorists, donating big $$$ to liberal politicos) I have decided to depart from Blogger (Owned and managed by Google). I’m sure they will weep and wail!

Mar. 18: Texas Rainmaker has moved. He says, “As you’ve noticed, the http://texasrainmaker.blogspot.com/ site has been down since yesterday. Since this is becoming a routine for Blogger, I have decided to move the site permanently.” (H/T Gateway Pundit).

Mar. 21: Tommy Gunn has moved. He says, “The new addy is http://www.tommysdarkside.com. Please update your links accordingly.”

Mar. 23: Queen Allessandra has moved. She says, “i am a very fickle-minded person and i tend to move around so much. so. i am leaving blogger and will be in livejournal for the time being. see you guys there.”

Apr. 11: An update from WindsOfChange.net “The bottom line is that if you host there, you live in a bad neighbourhood – and others will seek to protect themselves. If you’re serious about blogging, there is no substitute for your own domain.”

Apr. 28: Wolfger is Leaving Blogger. I’ve been frustrated by Blogger for awhile now. Shortly after wolfger.com was killed by some jerk’s botnet, and I switched to Blogspot hosting, Blogger quit accepting e-mail posts from me.. I’ve been frustrated by Blogger for awhile now. Shortly after wolfger.com was killed by some jerk’s botnet, and I switched to Blogspot hosting, Blogger quit accepting e-mail posts from me.

May 09: Jim Kelly is Leaving Blogger? I’m becoming very aggravated with Blogger and am considering moving The NXT STEP. I have registered thenxtstep.com and the hosting service does offer a blogging application. I am going to investigate this option and share with the rest …

[Evidently thenxtstep.com was not the next step for Jim. The link still shows a parked domain on 12/24/2006. – Ed.]

May 28: Inaugural Post from Cain, who says, “I was a little apprehensive about leaving Blogger, but the lure of www.cianboland.com proved too great. I must extend a very big “thank you” to Gavin, who helped set this up for me in a matter of minutes.”

May 29: 1st post from szc001. Well here I am… just set up my blog here since in all honesty blogger kinda got on my nerves!!! So we’ll see what being here is like now )). [Note: my main reason for leaving blogger though was the lack of support for categories] …

Jun. 07: Farewell! from Queen Beth. I am leaving Blogger forever! And sadly, my beautiful template design! Sorry Kelly! I still love it. Karli is designing me another one and it’s gonna be good! I am moving to Blogsome. And already, it’s great. Come check me out! …

Jun. 07: Ashutosh says, “Start contributing. Is everybody leaving blogger.com? For, whatever blog I visit at blogger.com, I find the top post giving the address of the newly found home of the writer. May be they have moved on…

Jun. 09: something nice from brownfemipower! Thanks to Vegan Kid, my new site is finally up and running!! Brownfemipower is officially leaving blogger!!! Come join me HERE!!!

Jun. 10: Bye Bye Blogger It doesn’t load half the time, eats my posts and my editing, and is an all around pain to deal with. I have enough problems being in Iraq, I don’t need problems with my weblog too. So for the second time in my life, I’m leaving blogger. | J.R.

[Good luck with the recovery, we're pulling for you safe return. Thanks from us all for you service in the sabdbox. - Ed.]

Jun. 13: Stuicide says, “I’m Leaving. I’m leaving blogger. It’s been a good blogging software for a while but after looking at WordPress I’m excited about moving. This was triggered by Dead Man’s Hand having to move out of blogger, while it’s great for a beginning blog, …

Jun. 13: The Boyfriend is Moving Out. In the next few days we are going to be leaving blogger and moving into our own hosted webspace and switching over to WordPress to run the blog, an application that is a dream to use.

Jun. 14: F?anor is All Unpacked. I’m hoping my leaving Blogger does not separate me from my Blogger buds.

Jun. 15: I’ve been sitting here too long HNT. Lily has no regrets at leaving blogger behind… none. BUTT. I’ve been sitting here for quite some time now. playing with my widget. GOD I love saying that. sounds so dirty. so pervy. so….. ME! eh I’ve been sitting here too damn long …

Jun. 19: Xpinionated Moving!! All of the xpinionated cycle blogs will be moving in time, however, xpinionated (which is the most popular of the blogs, only slightly ahead of laker purple and gold) will be the first to move. In addition, I will be leaving blogger …

Jun. 23: Moving In Notice I am moving in to this blog as my main blog. This always used to be my 2nd blog. For many reasons I am leaving blogger for wordpress! Yay! Anyway, so the Core Dump Continues here… Please continue your support and leave comments. …

Jun. 26: Jonathan informs us in To thy new lover, turn thee!, that he’s leaving blogger. “I have a brand new Buxton diary on my own webspace — come read me over there! Here is the link. I’ve imported all of my archives, so once your links are updated, it’ll be as good good as ever. …”

Jun. 26: Jolie says ‘Preciate you! I do have some real good news! I am leaving blogger…finally. I’ve already set up and paid for the new domain and I’m just waiting for Rachel to finish my design and set everything up for me. I can’t wait!!

Jun. 27: Hiatus… for HidingInTheSpotlight means I am leaving Blogger, only for awhile. I will still be posting but under restricted viewing; if I think you will help me with your wisdom through comments you will be able to see the posts that I make.

Jun. 28: jAG posts: I’ve packed it up and I’m headed west… I’m leaving blogger. Old entries will remain. If you know me, don’t ask me where I went. I have been censoring myself, and I don’t want to do that anymore. If you don’t know me – meaning you have never, ever, ever met me in real life …

Jul. 03: Chazari is Leaving Blogger. After playing with Blogger for a while, I’ve decided that I just don’t like it and it doesn’t work for what I want. I’m keeping this site open for now, because I may change my mind. In the meantime, I’ve set up another Kis*Knit site …

Jul. 03: Magdelena writes, “Hit the road Jack I will be leaving Blogger shortly so I request you either keep checking in here, or mail me and I’ll send you my new address once the place is ready. My love to you all, Magdelena.

Jul. 06: Steve says, WinTechSoft is leaving blogger. After nearly a year on blogger, WinTechSoft is ‘jumping ship’ to WordPress. I have found that there is more freedom using WordPress and that WinTechSoft will only benefit from that.

Jul. 11: In Registering Domain only, Drraza asks: “Can i register domain without leaving blogger hosting?

[Yes – However it doesn't look like bigblogtools.blogspot.com actually made the trip. - Ed.]

Jul. 18: Matthew says he is Leaving Blogger. I won’t be keeping up this site. I will continue posting blogs on myspace and then eventually on my own website.

Jul. 18: zimblymallu has an Obligatory post: India bans blogspot domains. He is also subversive enough to point out that rss feeds still work, so subscribe to bloglines. If you do a little research, you’ll find plenty of ways to get around the ban. Here’s the wiki. I would think about leaving blogger …

Aug. 02: niteflytes is Moving to myspace. Yes, I’m leaving blogger. Maybe not for good, but for now. You can find me at www.myspace.com/niteflytes

Aug. 03: Joaquin has a Live Space debut. Joaquin is considering leaving blogger for MS Live Space.

Aug. 04: Zayne says “Goodbye! Yes I am leaving Blogger,and so is Gotechgeeks,but Isn’t it weird its been:Geocitys,Typepad,Xanga,Blogger,and now Vox? but Typepad was my first Web 2.0 Blog,I will miss blogger but hey Times change. Vox blog

Aug. 08: Rae explores Blogger Backup. I’m leaving Blogger for a variety of reasons. My new blog home has yet to be decided, but I will be in touch with it. In other news, work today was GREAT! If you are one of the people who enjoys my torture stories, just let me know …

Aug. 08: Avery says “Your Vote Counts I’m seriously debating leaving Blogger for WordPress (and) I’ve decided to let you the reader decide.

Aug. 10: Susan Stephenson Step tally : When I stood up yesterday, the pedometer fell off … (Jessica has now moved to http://dhost.info/jessicascorner/wordpress/ Wow, so many people are leaving blogger!)

Aug. 16: BGinvestor at mind2money.com says LINK TO MY NEW SITE! I’m officially leaving blogger forever! I’ve gone over to a hosting site where I am launching “mind2money.com”. I decided to take a different turn in blogging and will be providing more of an education site.

Aug. 16: HollowSquirrel says : Blogger sucks my 3rd nipple.” HS does not endorse street drugs… I hate this fricking 1st grade lined-paper huge font. I swear. I’m leaving Blogger. Who likes their server thingy (yes, I’m not too technical, if you hadn’t noticed)? Any ideas for new pretty banners, etc.?

Aug. 18: Even (the) Village Idiot has figured it out. The End Unfortunately, I am afraid I am going to be leaving Blogger. Their new (Beta) features are just too little, too late. I’ll keep this one open, and mainly use it to inform about various guides I’m writing, but maybe not even that. …

Aug. 21: Michael says, “I am leaving…. I am sorry but to anyone who still reads this blog and to blogger, I will be leaving blogger for myspace. It is just so much easier to get your friends to stay in touch and read your blogs.

Aug. 23: pashion! Is leaving blogger, Moved To WordPress!

Aug. 26: Kathrine points out that The recent lack of blogger activity means she’s leaving Blogger and am submitting to the world of myspace where most of my friends except two live. Yup. Blogger will probably hate me for advertising their opponent on my blog, but oh well.

Aug. 28: Jim is bored bored bored bored I am really thinking of leaving blogger. I STILL cannot post pictures without using a 3rd party host..and that really makes putting them up a pain in the butt. I haven no idea why blogger has been unable to fix this in wow-over three …

Aug. 28: Mike Wittmann says, “So long, Blogger” Mike’s leaving Blogger in favor of WordPress, for multiple reasons. The main issue is control. If (yeah, right… when!) blogger is down, I am unable to publish new posts, edit old ones, or even republish existing content to my blog. …

Aug. 29: Rockin’ Robyn has had enough. This is just a quick note to say .I will be leaving Blogger. to go to a different blogging service sometime in the very near future. Blogger only works about 1/3 of the time and I’ve had enough!

Aug. 30: A new address. for Jacob. (And a tip) for those of you thinking of leaving blogger, and I highly recommend it, import your posts prior to switching because they do not import to wordpress frOm the beta version that is going on.

Aug. 31: Kathy in A little bit of everything… has thought about leaving Blogger for awhile now and is trying to decide where to go. She has a pretty good idea, but wanted to solicit feedback from those who use different services.

Aug. 31: NebraskaMommy25 says it’s FREAKS LIKE John Karr! I hope you all understand why I am leaving blogger! And I still look forward to checking or your sites, I’m just a paranoid mom right now & I wont be putting my kids on the web without a password for now

Aug. 31: Spoken Like a Fool posted “Well….changes are in the mix though, I will most likely be leaving Blogger here pretty soon to get my own domain…

Sep. 01: Kailani said Have a Great Rest of Your Day is considering leaving Blogger and needs some advice at Letting Go of Perfection

Sep. 08: david murray on blogger. Leaving Blogger out of the equation to concentrate only on hosted WordPress MU services, as far as I know Blogsome is the only one to offer theme editing. I don’t think people realise how important that is. …

Sep. 12: spyware2006 answers the burning question: “Why I am leaving Blogger” This will be the last time I am posting on Blogger. I started a blog 2-3 weeks ago. In that time the blogger robots have locked my account for most of this last week. I have reviewed all the information I can fined and I am not sure why …

Sep. 14: Amy Hanks is Officially jumping ship I can hardly believe I’m writing this, but I’m leaving Blogger. Blogger and I have been friends for a while, as you well know. But the impending changeover, whenever it happens, has me more than a little shook up. …

Sep. 15: Jessica Tankersley writes, “I am leaving blogger and xanga and finding my permanent home here in a group of bloggers that go under the domain: atypicalspirituality.com . Pretty neat stuff.

Sep. 17: Rainy Days & Mondays exits with: leaving blogger. bye!

Sep. 17: crapmama struggles with New change. Many times, I contemplate leaving blogger for live journal, mainly because I love the simplicity and secrecy. But I’ve decided that blogger has my memories of three years and counting, it’ll be a waste to leave there. …

Sep. 27: Benny wrote: I’ve Moved. You can also visit my website at http://summerofbenny.com/. Why am I leaving blogger? Well, last night I was messing around and installed the WordPress blogging software. I wanted to see what it looked like so I chose the option to import …

Sep. 27: Artifacts post in Nip / Tuck, I did a lot of homework before choosing Typepad and would be happy to share my various findings with you if you are considering leaving Blogger.

Sep. 28: Andrew Stark announced: I’ve Moved! The new URL for my blog is now http://astarkmagazine.com/blog . Now I can’t seem to get this post to publish, making it all that more sweet to be leaving Blogger.

Oct. 05: DeNiSe observes “more and more people are leaving blogger. aww~ com… ~ comtemplating whether to change or not. till then i’ll be still using blogger. so watch this space stare hard and u’ll see something. continue staring… stare somemore tricked you! …

Oct. 09: opinions wanted by meg. so i’m thinking of leaving blogger for another provider. anyone have any suggestions? i’ve been eyeing up typepad and think that’s where i’ll end up but if anyone has any feedback they want to share i’d really appreciate it.

Oct. 10: SoccerFreak says, “I CHANGED SITE!! i’m leaving blogger for good!! i think. but for now im gonna use wordpress.com!!!! new link: http://jacobalvarez.wordpress.com/.

Oct. 10: redENCLAVE can’t decide http://redenclave.blogspot.com/2006/10/to-move-not-to-move.html

Oct. 10: Dave MacIntyre asks, “Which Switch Is Which?” I am planning on leaving Blogger in the not too distant future to set up my photoblog on a new webpage. I do not have an URL at this point, but I do not plan on posting it here when it is set up. Instead, I would like to request anyone …

Oct. 12: Daniel M. Perez is Moving to WordPress, leaving Blogger and taking everything to my own host and publishing my blog via WordPress, which I am absolutely loving. To see the new blog, please go to http://www.dmperez.com/

Oct. 13: Prawnpuff World says FINE, BE THAT WAY I BLOG, YOU NOT HAPPY. I QUIT, YOU NOT HAPPY. I …Because of that particular person. BLOODY SHIT LAH! Really, as in REALLY big thanks to all the encouragement from my maple buddies. 0oFeArLeSs, DotxRobin, SantaClaw, annielim95, CowFish, healwithjoy. I’m leaving blogger ONCE AND FOR ALL …

Oct. 18: I’m leaving blogger The title says all. I’ll post a new url soon. * I’m supposed to sleep now but stupid brother woke me up hours ago, and tadah, I couldn’t get back to sleep anymore -_______- And no further updates till 231006. Wish me luck later please! | oneling

Oct. 18: elizabeth is suffering from withdrawal; seriously, … also bought a pair of shoes and a long sleeved shirt (for the Korea trip) from U2. And I am satisfied. (: I shall be leaving blogger soon. Livejournal seems a much better place for me. the grass is much greener on the other side. (:

Oct. 21: Karl on Leaving Blogger: I’m trying to import this blog into word press. Why? Because it is there.

Oct. 21: And Little Kenny, too! Hello world! The beginning of leaving Blogger. Much yet to be done.

Oct. 26: Matthew Wireman posts, “I’m Done With Blogger…Sorta due to my leaving Blogger to go to WordPress. Several reasons: 1. I am able to keep up with replies easier – as are readers so dialogues can be encouraged. 2. The categorization can be tracked easily with …”

Oct. 29: Stacy Jacobs announces, “moving day coming up. Leaving blogger for stacyjacobs.com . Join me there?”

Oct. 31: Kath Calarco is Dumping Blogger. I’m leaving Blogger. They suck. I can’t add photos, sometimes my things are eaten before they are published, other times, it won’t let me publish. My last day with Blogger will be Friday, November 3.

Oct. 31: Bryan C Fleming’s Last Post on this Blog I’m leaving blogger and continuing my blog on it’s own site: http://www.bryancfleming.com/ If you subscribe to my RSS Feed, you will automatically be updated. Why am I leaving? I don’t think many people understand the long term value …

Nov. 02: Jen is Movin’ on. Alrighty kiddies…i’m leaving blogger and moving on to myspace…here is my url if you want to check it out…. myspace.com/123420559 xo.

Nov. 04: Infektia Quit. Period. Yes, I’m leaving Blogger. But ‘course not blogging. I’m shifting to WP (WordPress)

Nov. 04: princesza says, “I’ma happy person now.. =) So I’m leaving blogger, kc puro hate and bad stuff un nkasulat dun. Well, I’m getting a lyf! wHooHoo! so hapi rite now coz everything’s so clear to me. It’s just sad dat there are people who don’t value your worth. …

[No translation available – Ed.]

Nov. 05: GH points to “Typical Feelings of a blogger” though the decision of leaving blogger wasn’t an easy one but I had no choice. So just take care and remember me in prayers.

Nov. 07: grrlpretty says, “Goodbye Blogger. I am leaving Blogger behind. Due to the recent problems with my blog being down for a week, and then my being unable to update or change the template once it was restored, I have decided to move on and get my own domain name

Nov. 08: Lowdown has a short story: “Screw Blogger.The End. … I am leaving Blogger for Wetpaint. My new site is The Lowdown. I’m outta here

Nov. 10: Clifford Duffy notes “tears on my PiLLow … not loved, wanted and needed! what tears on our pillows! our gushy selves are ruined! O potato so round so feely true! O my potatoe one day you too Will head to Delphi!!! gender free poetatoette weeps leaving blogger stage Right! …

[Sheesh – Ed.]

Nov. 10: Chris: “The Homeless Guy(in NYC)” says, “Hi, I am leaving Blogger. I paid for Yahoo! Business to give me a domain. So I will let you know later.

Nov. 12: Nadene says, “I’m leaving blogger and will be returning next Friday, as planned and till then you’re most welcome to find me at LJ.

Nov. 15: Rudy announces his Temp. Blog since blogger started to freak out at me, and I’m very upset with it right now. I’m thinking about leaving blogger, getting a new web site altogether http://www.rudynorman.com/

Nov. 15: LonelyGirl86 calls it “the emptiness” … midnight and well i dont know if that would be just pushing the envelope.. but this are just my thoughts.. im leaving blogger now cuz i just post 3 in a row and im little drained and i think i just confused myself.. love and kisses.

Nov. 18: librarydude is “ thinking of leaving Blogger.. not very happy with the limited amount of stuff I can do here

Nov. 21: Rose is leaving blogger for bigger pastures. I have my own webpage now and will be doing my blog over there…

Nov. 22: JanieBelle’s not happy. To Whoever Gets To “Review” My Blog So this little note is for you, mister review guy. BLOGGER IS DOWN ALL THE GODDAMNED TIME, WHICH IS WHY I’M LEAVING BLOGGER, WHICH IS WHY I WAS WORKING ON MY BLOG, WHICH IS WHY I HAD TO KEEP REPUBLISHING MY BLOG. Just so y’know.

Nov. 23: GoodbyeRadio posted “?_?” Guess i’ll be leaving blogger. I guess Lj is pretty much better afterall.

Nov. 27: hellounglam says, “I’m bringing LJ back! I’m back at LiveJournal, again. I’m leaving blogger. Either temporarily/forever.

Nov. 29: Harry calls it “The End of the Line” I am leaving blogger for wordpress, and changing my emphasis upon writing. No longer am I going to pontificate on what I feel is wrong in the world alone. This kind of writing is not necessarily constructive and does not really get us …

Nov. 29: ferranmoragues on Leaving Blogger: As you have seen, I have left Blogger and now I am with wordpress. Believe me. It is so much better…

Dec. 01: shortfart_emo said “I am seriously thinking of leaving Blogger. In the meantime, let me think of what to do.”

Dec. 03: P.G. Holyfield says Preparations Continue. While this means leaving blogger, which I have enjoyed, I will be moving to a blog that integrates so much better with podcasts.

Dec. 06: BestSellingIdiot posts “My last blog on here” I’m leaving blogger and looking for something different. Or maybe even another blogger since there is no search method. Everything I say here will only be brought up in more shit. I need my own fucking thoughts for myself.

Dec. 07: RazzIce on Leaving Blogger: I can’t take this anymore… I have to leave here because this thing will never post a real blog when i want it too but it will post the little ones. Either way…moving on over to LiveJournal i think. We shall see. …

Dec. 09: Grim Reaper felt weird leaving blogger in such an un-reasonable way so here goes… I’m finally killing my blog because I got into a lot of trouble becuase of it. (Vulgarities and misunderstandings and blabla BLAH)

Dec. 11: Ranuel announces Moving Day! I feel sort of sad about leaving Blogger after a year. It feels comfortable and lived in and now I’m moving to a shiny new place where the light switches and cabinets aren’t in the same place and there is that new paint smell. …

Dec. 11: Chad at Plan4 says, “We just have to go away for a while and dream it all up again… We are leaving Blogger and putting on our big boy pants and running it all with wordpress. We are leaving Blogger and putting on our big boy pants and running it all with wordpress.

Dec. 15: G Bitch Has Left the Building! Not really, just leaving Blogger (that flashing shit is driving my ass battier): g-bitch.com . (If you forget the dash, you get–predictably–porn. I know you’ll leave it out now.)

Dec. 18: Denise aka NYNative says, “For my 100th post….. I will be leaving blogger and directing you to my NEW BLOGSITE at livejournal

Dec. 18: Kory Johnson at NoCowards says “I’m leaving Blogger … for the simple fact that I can’t generate comments for articles that take me many hours and days to compose and research.

Dec. 20: JayMonster says, “Run Away!” On the idea of leaving Blogger, figuring I would do it after the holidays when things slow down. However, apparently their new version is out of beta. Personally, I do not know a single person that is happy after they made the switch. …

Dec. 20: babyjhari needs “a new start …i’ll be leaving blogger for now… pls visit my new blog on a new home…

Dec. 20: JayMonster posts “Run Away! …on the idea of leaving Blogger, figuring I would do it after the holidays when things slow down. However, apparently their new version is out of beta. Personally, I do not know a single person that is happy after they made the switch. …

Dec. 21: Wenderfully says “Zoom” … I cannot take it anymore. It obviously has some sort of problem with me. I don’t know what I’ve done. But it is no longer cooperating …

Dec. 23: elisa’s leaving …” i think i may need to branch out and actually meet some people”

Dec. 25: Great Mind at Work is leaving blogger. “I am chucking my account at blogger: ro-imagine.blogspot.com because it never seems to work. They’re having problems but I can’t wait to start writing after coming back home from college … I will be sticking to this blog here at WordPress.”

Dec.25: rohitgadi will be chucking the account at blogger: ro-imagine.blogspot.com because it never seems to work. “They’re having problems but I can’t wait to start writing after coming back home from college. So I will be sticking to this blog here at WordPress.”

Dec. 29: Timmy announces, “A New Year, A New Home for Provocations and Pantings

Dec. 29: Kim from Hiraeth commented “I just did the same thing and for a lot of the same reasons! My last day on blogger is the 31st.”

Dec. 29: Ronne‘s leaving blogger.com Because it’s driving me nuts. Blogger.com is having way too many problems. Everytime I sign on (which by the way is rare these days since they keep giving me an error message) everything looks screwed up.

2007

Jan. 01: the granola is Leaving Blogger? Happy New Year … After only a few month stay, I’m leaving blogger behind. Testing the Cultural Divide has died due to server problems, but the posts in it will still be at the new place. I’ve been working on this a bit here and there, …

Jan. 01: Debbie says, “Farewell Blogger” In utter disgust I am leaving Blogger and joining the Typepad family. My new blog site is http://debbiebrenner.typepad.com/. See you there!

Jan. 04: Leaving Blogger? Leaving Blogger April_Mommy wrote a whole post on this topic on (her) NEW SITE. I won’t go into it totally but come visit me! Leave me a note to say you found me, update your sidebar links and lets get going! I really disliked the new blogger and that they forced …

Jan. 05: lalala…says, “CLICKHERE! to go to my new site … relink. im leaving blogger and moving on to a xanga. so, tata! …

Jan. 07: Beth says, “Leaving Blogger? Bye Bye Blogger She’s leaving blogger for some exciting new digs. You can visit me at http://www.ishouldbefoldinglaundry.com/! I will no longer be posting on this site, but will continue my posts on my new blog. Check it out!

Jan. 07: Paul is Leaving Blogger? The Last Post But listen, he’s still making comics, and the only reason I’m leaving Blogger is because I purchased a domain name, called http://thealleyway.org/ . it should be up sometime by the end of February. …

Jan. 08: Leaving Blogger? Dave says, “Quite possibly. Since Blogger’s merger with Google, I’ve found that I cannot personalize the templates the way I used to. And being I’m not entirely familiar with CSSs and whatnot, I’ve decided to take up temporary residence at …

Jan. 08: Andy and Dori say, “We’re leaving Blogger” Please click on http://www.andyanddori.vox.com/ to go to our new blog.

Jan. 09: Genghis Conn reports “More Site Trouble” You can also check the forum for all the latest chatter at: http://forum.ctlocalpolitics.net/ In honor of the site’s second anniversary, we will be leaving Blogger and going live exclusively on the new site by January 17th. …

Jan. 10: WordPress Commercial Before leaving blogger, aprilmommy started to feel burned out with the blog; was bored with my theme yet it was such a pain to change that (she) didn’t want to bother. Now, hehe one click and its all new! …

Jan. 15: Crystal’s pretty sure (she’s) Leaving Blogger

Jan. 15: J.Parker is leaving Blogger forever. A real shame since I thought it was a great and easy to use system. With that said, I am migrating TID over to MovableType.

Jan.17: Myron from Myron’s Mind Meanderings announced Okay, I’m Leaving Blogger : “I’ve made up my mind. It has been so simple getting my stuff moved over and set up on WordPress. This is my last post here. If you have this page bookmarked please change the bookmark to Myron’s Random Thoughts.”

Jan. 23: it’s a new year… and Erika is sad about leaving Blogger, (she’s) still figuring out if (she’ll) have the same functionality, but doesn’t want to worry any more who Google may inadvertently wash up on her shores.

Jan.28: Hui Fang, the Fangster posts: I’m leaving Blogger for good. I’m moving over to another virtual diary. Goodbye prying eyes.

[I didn't pry. - Ed.]

Jan. 30: Caroline has a New blog. She says, “There are a couple reasons why I’m leaving Blogger, and I’m happy to talk about all of it, but for now I have to run over to the new host and figure out how to make things look pretty. Apparently there is some funky thing in the new …”

Feb. 02: Gerald Hibbs is Leaving Blogger soon Blogger has its good parts, I admit. But, it also has its problems as well. I previously used Word Press and was very pleased with it. This time around I thought I’d give Blogger a try with their much hyped B2. Well, I tried. …