Technical Problems and a New Blog Renter

My video host, Blip.tv, is having some technical issues today. That's why there are no thumbnail images for any recent vids. But fear not, the videos themselves are still there for you to watch. Just click the "Play Quicktime version" links to watch. Despite this mild annoyance (and even more annoyance if I have to re-upload my thumbnails and then modify the code of each post), I am really liking Blip as a video host over YouTube. The quality is better, the interface is better, and they have much better terms of use. I notice that about half of the traffic I've been getting lately has been searches about "how to delete your YouTube account." I don't know how to delete the account. I still have my account there because with director status, I've gotten over half a million video views, and I don't really care if they want to use any of the stuff I've uploaded. But as for a video blogging/podcasting platform, they aren't even in the same ballpark as blip.

I also have a new blog renter today. Don't let the generic title of it, "Personal Blog," fool you. It's full of delicious recipes. Hit that Featured Blog button in the right hand column and check it out.