SMS Verification Being Replaced By 2 Step Verification
Over the years, we've seen various problem reports mentioning attempted use of SMS for identity verification, for emergency Blogger account acces…
Authentication
Avoid Use Of FeedBurner "Password Protector"
Some Google products contain features that have limited usefulness, when applied to Blogger blogs. FeedBurner has a feature, "Password Protector…
Protect Your Online Life - Prevent Blog Loss
We've been seeing a few queries recently, in Blogger Help Forum: Get Help with an Issue , suggesting very subtle account attacks going on. Some r…
The Followers Gadget, And Internet Identification
How many of you have used your favourite Internet application recently - and received a convenience login suggestion? To continue, please tell us wh…
True Online Anonymity Begins With A New Identity
We see occasional queries, from blog owners who require separation of their blog ownership from their real lives, in Blogger Help Forum: Learn More…
Create A New Blogger Account
If you've been publishing a Blogger blog for any amount of time, you'll eventually discover the need to use a second (third, ...) Blogger acc…
The Followers Rewrite Should Only Affect Following
We're seeing some signs of confusion, in Blogger Help Forum: Get Help with an Issue , about the current rewrite of Blogger Followers / Google Fri…
Account Recovery And Account Security Is One Issue
We see the frustration, in Blogger Help Forum: Get Help with an Issue , almost daily. My blog has disappeared from my dashboard, and my subscribers a…
Account / Blog Recovery, And Anonymous Ownership
We see occasional evidence still of confusion about blog ownership, and dashboard access, in Blogger Help Forum: Get Help with an Issue . I can find …
Windows Live Writer Becomes Open Live Writer
Last week, Blogger turned off their workaround from June 2015 , that was allowing Windows Live Writer, and other third party editors and auxiliary Bl…
Chaos Theory, And Blogger / Google Authentication
Every time I carry this computer with me, and login to Blogger or Google from another location - and get the repeated demand that I Insert my USB key…
Image Upload And "sign in to access online storage"
Last month, Blogger launched an improved Page / Post Editor image uploader - Image Drag and Drop . Today, we are happy to announce that users will be…
Duplicate Blogs, Inadvertently Created
Occasionally, someone reports a problem with disappearing blog content, in Blogger Help Forum: Get Help with an Issue . My posts disappeared, right a…
With Anonymity, You May Not Get Easy Recovery
We see the potential for self induced stress, in Blogger Help Forum: Get Help with an Issue , every week. How do I publish a blog, without identifyin…
Published Comments Link To Profiles - Not To Blogs
Blog owners periodically ask about publicising their blogs, in Blogger Help Forum: Get Help with an Issue . Why do my comments point to my profile - …
Blogger Accounts, And Google Multi-Account Login
One of the most intriguing subjects, in Blogger Help Forum: Get Help with an Issue , is about account access - and the dashboard menu. My menu only g…
OpenID Commenting, With Blogger / Google Accounts
Blog guests and owners who wish to use OpenID, for posting comments, may need to logout from Blogger, before commenting. It appears that when comment…
Account Security Is Not A Game - It Is Real Life
Google has been playing games with their online products, so much, that some people seem to ignore the seriousness of the issues. We see the occasion…
You Can't Change Email Address During Recovery
One intriguing blog theft technique is tried also by people who have recently lost control of their blogs. I recently changed my email address (and …
Making Mail-to-Blogger "email address" Changes
Occasionally, we see real confusion, involving the email address. I can login to Blogger - but I can only change my email address, or remove myself f…