Tools such as Google's Blogger, MovableType and the recently launched beta version of MSN Spaces are making it easier to run a blog.

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More than 10 million users worldwide use the company's services, but competition has become more heated, and includes Google's Blogger, Microsoft 's MSN Spaces, weblogs from Xanga Inc. and even open source software such as WordPress.

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More than 10 million users worldwide use the company's services, but competition has become more heated, and includes Google's Blogger, Microsoft 's (nasdaq: MSFT - news - people ) MSN Spaces, weblogs from Xanga Inc. and even open source software such as WordPress.

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