Microsoft Office Live Evaluation Overall, this is a great way for anyone to get their own domain name for free. For the casual user, this is a good way to get started in the wonderful world of web. However, for a more experience user, this tool is somewhat frustrating and limiting.
| Office Live | Google Pages | Blogger | | R & D sites | http://techrabbi.net | http://pcpodcasting.googlepages.com/ | http://pcpodcasting.blogspot.com/ | | Domain Name Registration | Your own domain registered for free. | yourusername.googlepages.com | yourusername.blogspot.com | | Email | 5 email accounts at your domain (2gb per account) | gmail account | no email account | | Photos | Photo upload manager and slideshow creator | photo upload component | upload photos using picasa and hello | | Advantages | - Free unique domain name
- 5 personal email addresses at your domain
- Professional look
- Navigation builder is easy to use
- Can upload documents
| - Simple, easy user interface
- Multiple templates
- Can edit html in text boxes
- Fastest loading interface
| - Simple, easy user interface
- Can edit all html (including template)
- Multiple template samples
- Fast loading interface
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Cannot edit html -
Email setup isn't explained -
Slow loading interface | -
No unique domain name -
Fewer features than office live -
No navigation builder | -
No unique domain name -
Fewest features -
Navigation has to be hard-coded into the template |
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