Selecting blogging softwares / tools

1. Free online authoring/Web hosting services
Blogger / Blogspot (http://www.blogger.com/ / http://www.blogspot.com/)
LiveJournal (http://www.livejournal.com/)
Diaryland (http://www.diaryland.com/)
WebCrimson ( http://www.crimsonblog.com/ )

2. Paid online authoring/Web hosting services
Blogger Pro (http://www.blogger.com/ / http://www.blogspot.com/)
LiveJournal (http://www.livejournal.com/)
Typepad (http://www.typepad.com/)

3. Free authoring /hosting at own server
These are basically from the open-source:
Wordpress (http://wordpress.org/ )
Greymatter (http://www.noahgrey.com/greysoft/ )
b2evolution (http://b2evolution.net/ )

4. Licensed authoring /hosting at own server
Movable Type (http://www.movabletype.org/ )
Manila from Radio UserLand (http://manila.userland.com/ )

5. Desktop solution using desktop clients
Radio UserLand (http://radio.userland.com/ )
LiveJournal (http://www.livejournal.com/) – use 3rd party tools
w.bloggar (http://www.wbloggar.com/ )