First it was those gravatar-like icons peeking out of blog sidebars telling me that I was among a blog’s recent readers (a.k.a. “You!”). Then it apparently got so big that the service got gobbled up by Yahoo! For how many gazillion bucks again?

I’m talking about MyBlogLog, of course. Apparently it’s all about community. After all, you do want to know who reads your blog, do you?

But I’m not falling for it. To put it frankly, I don’t like MyBlogLog. Why? Let me count the ways.

1. It’s somehow like malware, more particularly spyware. MyBlogLog supposedly tracks other members that read your blog and pastes their faces onto the MyBlogLog community badge you’ve displayed on your blog. If you have issues with privacy, do not sign up for MyBlogLog.
2. It slows down your site. I’ve had experience with fast-loading sites suddenly loading a few seconds slower (which in my opinion is very noticeable) than when there was no MyBlogLog code.
3. It borders on becoming eyesore. I hate gravatars and just about anything that clutters up otherwise clean blog layouts. MyBlogLog is just like your plain ol’ gravatars multiplied several times over. Not only does it slow down your site, it tends to uglify your site!
4. It’s just not right. If I want a blog community, that’s what my comment threads are for!
5. It doesn’t sound right, either. Somehow, my tongue gets stuck whenever I try to say “my blog log.” Is this a tongue-twister of some sort?

Sorry MyBlogLog. You have found a non-believer in me.

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