As I mentioned in yesterday's post, Google, the world's greatest internet service, has purchased Pyra Labs, the creator of Blogger, which powers Super Fast Computer.

The one regret that I have had since I started Super Fast Computer is that it is so hard to maintain a decent archive of material. The list of recent articles that you see at the top of this page is edited manually... which, even for a geek such as myself, is not much fun. I had been secretly pondering the idea of moving this weblog and all of its content to another excellent blogging service, called Movable Type. Sites that have been developed with this software seem to have a better look and feel, and have indexing that runs automatically. I have been debating the short-term nightmare of migrating this site over the long term hassle of doing everything by hand.

Now that Google has stepped into the fold, I think I am just going to sit back and wait to see what happens. For about 2 years, Google has been the very center of my universe. There is nothing on the internet that even remotely compares to the technical brilliance, usefulness, integrity and character of Google. I am planning to do an extended feature eventually on Google, in all of its shapes and services. Nothing thrills me more than to think that Super Fast Computer is now in the hands of this company, which I adore; and I have every confidence that they will continue to improve on the technology behind Blogger.

A lot of people are speculating and questioning why Google has made this move. I absolutely insist that you read the brilliant way the deal was revealed to the public, from the weblog of Evan Williams, co-founder and (recently ex-)CEO of Pyra Labs. To get the whole picture, read as far back as Saturday February 15th.

18 February 2003  |   permalink