One key consideration, especially for starting a blog in a corporate library, would be security. This would lead me to consider primarily blog software that is kept on your company’s network, rather than the web.
Also, I would want the software to be reliable and user-friendly. I consider myself tech-savvy enough, I find most Web2.0 technologies intuitive, but this WordPress software frustrates me in a few ways. If you hadn’t noticed, the server seemed to be down on me for a bit because I spent close to 45 minutes pasting, attempting to save and attempting to publish the other day… I assume this could be avoided by having the software on your desktop. This would also save you from ‘eager’ posting – which I consider to be hitting the Publish/Save button before you should, simply out of fear of losing your content. I also spent some time ranting with a friend of mine today (Haha, Vicki) about the limitations of the free version of WordPress. First of all, it wasn’t evident to me that there is more than one version, but it dawned on me when I attempted to download some more creative templates and found that I could not upload them to this version of WordPress. So, unfortunately, we are restricted to the output our templates allow. Mine, for instance, doesn’t post the time of entry! So you won’t know that I was posting this at 10:50pm while my boyfriend drinks pint after pint at TJ Baxters. Hah, I’m categorizing this rant ‘thanksforsharing’.
PS, I now copy all my content before hitting save or publish – just in case!
Okay I won’t rant too much more about the limitations of wordpress, but I will say that thanks to our discussion I know longer believe I am completely insane, now that we have determined 100% that each template has unique (haha unique is a nice way of putting it I think) features. Though I’m still shocked that the SEARCH function is not a standard part of all blog templates, nor are easy access sidebar tools, I can say this discovery has put selecting a blogging tool for library use into perspective, meaning make sure you know what the blogging software is capable of before you choose it! I choose wordpress because for no apparent reason I thought I liked it better. This just goes to show the importance of evaluating any tool before selection, especially if it is for your library, but also when it is for personal use!
As for your statement on copying all content ridiculously often, I think this should be posted as sincere advice! I too have been duped by the lovely publish/save button and hope that others can learn from the sharing of our duping experiences!