Shai Coggins, from About Weblogs, posts a survey with a list of things about blogs for which you can express a preference. Do you like ‘hem? Do you hate ‘hem? As I needed a diversion , so I though I’d take the survey.

Love or Hate?

1. Blogs: Love
2. Podcasts: Love
3. Vlogs: Love
4. Comments: If they are not spam, I love them
5. Trackback: Same as above
6. Technorati: Love
7. Bloglines: Not sure, I prefer Newsgator
8. del.icio.us: Not sure, I use My Web
9. Shoutbox/Tagboards: Don’t like them very much
10. Blinkies: Hate
11. Blog Buttons: If they are not fluorescent red and blinking like mad, they have their use
12. Blog Quizzes: Can be fun
13. Blog Surveys: Can be fun/useful, like this one
14. Memes: Not really sure what they are about
15. Splogs: Hate
16. Skype: Nice
17. Blogger.com: Sort of nice
18. LiveJournal: Tried it, don’t like it
19. WordPress: This blog is powered by WordPress, need I say more?
20. Typepad: Nice, but it’s not free
21. Xanga: Never tried
22. Feedburner: Love
23. Flickr: Love
24. Blog Polls: Nice
25. A-Lists/Bloggerati: How much time have I got to answer?
26. Blog Networks: Love
27. About Me/Profile Page: Cool, necessary in some cases
28. Blog Traffic Exchange: Don’t hate it, don’t love it either
29. Blogroll: Love
30. Tags: Love
31. Tip Jars: It depends on how they are used
32. Ads on Blogs: Necessary evil if you live by blogging. Certain ads can be advertising something good, too
33. Blog Clients: Can be useful, if you don’t use a blog platform like WordPress and Co.
34. Gravatars: Cool to have, not necessary
35. Mood Indicators: Love only on personal blogs. Don’t do this at work…
36. Book/Music Lists: Love on personal or on relevant blogs
37. Mailing Lists/Notifications: Love
38. Stats/Counters: Stats – love. Counters – hate the ones that show you how many people have visited your site, readers can’t care less
39. Blog Gear: Nice idea!
40. Affiliate Links: Love, when done the right way