[pesty4077]

I never realized just how much is tied in to Google. It’s not just Gmail. Blogger used to be a separate service. So was YouTube. FaceBook was something I should never have linked to my Google Account (logging in by Gmail account). PicasaWeb originally didn’t belong to Google.

Google started acquiring them gradually... Eventually they asked to link to my facebook account, which I stupidly agreed to.

Now Google does something to you, and everything else goes down as well! I should have kept the services separate! moved my blogs elsewhere, used separate accounts to access FaceBook and Youtube, hosted my pics on other places than Picasaweb!

I’m down to my ancient yahoo account (dating back to 1994), hardly used now, and my Twitter account which I hardly bother with because I just don’t get it.

Never let a monolithic service run everything you have. Disperse and separate everything! Email, Photo hosting, Youtube account, Blogging, everything on separate services. Don't put all the eggs in one basket, or the Swedish Chef will bork all the way.