It’s been time, it’s
like the breath of fresh air, and So long we have been stuck to the old and
rusty interface that it really needed a change. Ever Since Google rolled out its
new interface for G mail, I have been waiting for such a change to happen to
the blogger interface as well. And now, it’s here. Blogger finally got a new
interface for itself after all. There been rumors and speculation but lately I
have been worried it would never happen but it’s here and it’s a cause for
celebration.
A makeover just like G mail
Looks like Google
been following a trend around its new interfaces, It showcases the same styles
and gradients and colors quite like its recently rolled out G mail interface
and its feed burner interface and of course not
to forget the trend setter, Google Plus. Google's been trying to strike
up a similarity between its various services, talk about getting it all under
the same umbrella. The Orange and cream theme style that popped up with the
Google plus, which then has been extended to G mail provides a clutter free
interface to work on.
The old way of
too much things in too little space has been changed to a well-organized yet
feature rich interface. The primal lack of the interface as pointed out during
its implementation in the G mail is the lack of interface customization which
is it still suffers from. Google though makes the new look available does not
gives users any more control than it has been in its previous interfaces.
Dashboard and
Page overview
The new dashboard
is cleaner and much better thought of than the previous one. They have managed
to lose all the extra buttons and have ended up grouped together in a single
drop down menu reduced to a small cleanly placed along with the page link.
Every page now
has a little overview tab that is by default the greeting window for any page
and shows all the recent facts about the particular blog. Especially the new
page view and the associated features that have been added under the Stats have
been fairly useful. These have managed to provide the power of Google’s
analytical skill ones solely provided through the Feed Burner now easily
accessible.
Greater Control
The main pop out
thing about the new interface is its ability to provide greater control and
flexibility to any blogger. Any person who has been using Blogger from time to
time for some time might most probably find the new interface refreshing and
very easy to use. The well organized and carefully placed into a sleek tab set.
There nothing catchy around the new interface just old school elegance.
The new user
offers greater control in the sense provides a bigger and well sorted tool set
especially for Layout planning and Template management. Comment moderation and
Stats has been updated. Stats have been a newly added feature into Blogger
which has undergone tremendous improvement over its former versions.
Simpler Writing
Area
The writing area
now features a more text editor look that the previously cramped space
provided. The new Blogger provides a cleaner and faster multimedia upload tool
and has undergone a revolutionary change in terms of touch and feel. It has
been much more properly put with the writing area extending to the full screen
size but no significant improvement has come over the tool set, sadly it’s the
same.
Earnings and
AdSense
The Earnings and
AdSense column has been cleaned up along with the blog. It now offers a
seamless interface. It also connects better with your AdSense account and
collates the data better than in its previous avatar. Its ability to have more
access to features once limited to Feed Burner service increases the user
experience a notch up.
Same Old Story in
a new Box
The same old
story in a new box that’s all about the new Blogger interface in its totality.
The new interface has managed to do what it did to G mail to Blogger as well.
It has managed to de clutter the interface and makes the overall experience
great. But that to the limit the innovations has been limited to. Other than
greater cross feature support with Google’s Feed Burner service nothing new has
been released along with the theme release. No new gadgets, No new features and
absolutely no new anything worth noticing at all, just a shiny new interface.
Google’s janitors
has managed to listen to the user’s long term needs and cleaned up the Bloggers
former interface which was in use for quite a lot of time now and was crying
for a change. But sadly Google has only managed to clean up the surface, the contents
have managed to stay the same irrespective of the upgrade. May be sooner Google
will be able to give us a nice little upgrade over the old tools.
Google have done
a great job with the new interfaces and deserves the praise for that never the
less. Hail Google !