Xeni Jardin:
Today, Microsoft launches their free hosted blogging platform, spaces.msn.com. What effect the service will have on Blogger, TypePad, Userland, and the like is, predictably, a subject of great debate. The service is free, and seems aimed squarely at home users. BoingBoing reader alfie checks the W3 validator site and says, “MSN Spaces seems to be completely ignoring markup standards. Well done chaps.” Link. Reader Christopher Carfi hosts a discussion about the launch on his blog, here. Wired News story, Forbes coverage, and here is the Microsoft press release.

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