"And Now For A Word From Our Sponsor....."

 It seems that whenever something becomes successful, i.e. Blogger.com, those running the show decide to make it even more about them. Case in point, I have noticed that email notifications of my blog don't appear to work anymore. I suspect it is because of the following notification I received from Google. They suggest that I notify my readers of the change, but I am wondering how that will do any good if they cannot get to my blog.  Maybe it is time to change my blog platform. Anyway, here is an excerpt from the notice:

December 21, 2015...... starting the week of January 11, we’ll remove the ability for people with Twitter, Yahoo, Orkut or other OpenId providers to sign in to Google Friend Connect and follow blogs. At the same time, we’ll remove non-Google Account profiles so you may see a decrease in your blog follower count. We encourage you to tell affected readers (perhaps via a blog post), that if they use a non-Google Account to follow your blog, they need to sign up for a Google Account, and re-follow your blog. With a Google Account, they’ll get blogs added to their Reading List, making it easier for them to see the latest posts and activity of the blogs they follow........

Thanks for your continued support!

Bob aka Terrestrial Observer