Welcome to the new version of our Bakersfield.com blogs.

As you can tell, there are some big changes. We have moved from our original blog provider, Typepad. Now we are running our blogs on our own system, the same one we use for our user profiles and blogs.

So what does this mean for our loyal blog readers? Well, a couple things.

First off, to comment on our new blogs you need to be registered with Bakersfield.com. You don’t have to have your name attached with your posts. You can choose to post anonymously. But you have to be registered. You can sign up here. Curious about what we use the info for? Here is our privacy page.

Don’t want your real name used? No problem. You can pick an online handle. And others will be prevented from masquerading as you.

FYI, If you just want to read the blogs, you do not have to be registered.

So what does the new blog system offer? Well you can customize your comments a lot more than before. You can add links, images, even tables.

And if you want to start your own blog to share your opinions, you can do that too.

Got ideas or comments on our new blogs? Feel free to leave a comment or send me an e-mail.

Davin McHenry
Web Editor
dmchenry@bakersfield.com