Google Annoys
I don't want to turn this discussion section into a personal gripes section, but i got a response to my last one adn so i thought i'd post this just while its at the front of my mind.
Google/Blogger has always seemed like a bit of an awkward combination, with Blogger not really fitting into google's minimal straight forward approach to life.
This is highlighted by the disparate login options for those of use with blogger accounts that became google accounts. I've found at least three different login forms:
Now aside from the different look and feel (which i can just about excuse) the most annoying thing is the changing language. Is it an email address or a username that i login with? I tried the username i usually use for these thing but to no avail, there isn't a 'forgot password' option on the one i'm using.
If my username is my email then call it my email and do me a favour.
moan moan moan.
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posted by Ian Delaney
on 23 July 2008
spot on
Matt - I hate the "comment on a blogger blog" screen, in particular.
There's a real arrogance to it - assuming that my 'Google ID', whatever that is, is the way I want to represent myself to the rest of the Internet.
Of course, it's possible to 'be yourself' through other menu options, but the extra step Google inserts feels like a little insult every time.
To insert a small amount of fairness, I am loving gmail more all the time and their mobile app for that service is thoroughly excellent.