blog advice

[able locks]

I was thinking of setting up a website as a way for family around the world to keep in contact with each other but am now thinking that a blog type thing would be easier to access, use and maintain. I know nothing about blogs so any advice would be appreciated.

It would need to have the following:

privacy - ie only family members would be able to view and access. (rules out blogger.com)
ability to upload photos
simple to use - there'll be older family members contributing (i hope).

I also had a quick look at yahoo's 360 service yesterday, and that looks promising. Is there anything else I should consider?

thanks in advance!

[happycamper]

360 is good as its very like Y! groups and is pretty idiot proof

[stretchneil]

If you set up a blogger one, you can choose not to have it added to the blogger listings, not to notify weblogs of it's existence, and not to publish a site feed. While it will still be available on the internet, odds are no one will be able to find it unless you give them the url....

[able locks]

... pretty idiot proof

you haven't met some of my family.

stretch, privacy control is as much about protecting the internet from my family....

[able locks]

does anyone use moveable type personal free edition - would this suit?

[birdbath]

able

i can set you up a p45 one if you want. but it will be public. and it runs on moveable type.

[able locks]

I appreciate the offer bb, but privacy is a requirement, more so from the older rellies than the younger ones...I'll probably go with yahoo 360.

[birdbath]

I appreciate the offer bb, but privacy is a requirement, more so from the older rellies than the younger ones...I'll probably go with yahoo 360.

no worries