Did I tell everyone this? Perhaps not. I moved from my TypePad account here: http://appliedthinking.typepad.com to a new WordPress account here: http://appliedthinking.wordpress.com. Not the cleanest of processes…perhaps mostly to my own ineptitude around it. You can sill find me at my domain: www.appliedthinking.net and through my Feed Burner feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/appliedthinking.

Why did I leave TypePad after 3 years as a loyal (and sometime evangelizing) customer? Honestly, the biggest piece was due to WordPress’ overall flexibility with their design. I simply love my new four column design and a much simpler administrative interface. However, WordPress certainly has a ton of limitations (as I’m beginning to find out):

• limited ability to post video
• fewer widgets to choose from
• no apparent automation with Technorati for tagging
• …and I am sure there are others that will present themselves over the next few weeks

I think my issues are mostly due to the fact that I am using the .com version of WordPress instead of the .org version…or it could be the fact that I sometimes (oh so wrongfully) fancy myself a design/entry level developer and get in way over my head.

If anyone has some suggestions or recommendations on how to get better use from WordPress.com, please let me know. I’m all ears.