A new blog rises from the TypePad ashes

Back in 2002, when blogging was the Next Big Thing, I was recruited to be a beta tester for a new commercial blogging platform from the creators of Moveable Type. It was a rather radical idea that you could pay for a hosted blog — and it offered many advanced features — so I signed on. When the software debuted as TypePad, I was given a steep lifetime discount for my help and feedback.