I currently use Ventrian News Article as my blogging platform on PokerDIY. Any player can start their own blog (this is the most important - it is not for publishing news or my own blog - it is essential that end users have a good experience and can set up their own poker blog on PokerDIY) and experience all the features something like Wordpress or blogger.

Most important features are SEO, looks (themeability/ability to customize), web 2.0-style functions (digging, retweet etc.), ability to integrate (e.g with my own profiles or ActiveSocial messaging, journal) and ease of use. I am happy to pay for the module if it is good, supported and will be actively developed (around $100)

I want to know people's opinions on the following modules (especially if you have used more than one):

Ventrian News Articles
SunBlogNuke
DigArticles
NukePress
UltraNews Article
Core Blog Module (I used this before migrating to Ventrian NA)

Opinions appreciated!

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Also interested! I've used a few, and there are some things I've seen missing in them all that I would really like to have. Especially if any allow podcasting or the like.

I think the best blog/publishing module greatly depends on your needs.  First question is do you need a simple blog module or a full fledged publishing module?

I have always used Ventrian's News Articles since the support is great, price is very right, and the module is actively updated.  I have looked hard at DigArticle - I like the article and comment voting (thumbs up/down).

NukePress and UltraNews don't impress me that much. SunBlogNuke looks interesting.

I just downloaded the trial of Cross Article - I think the built in Anarchy media player could be very cool.  I also like how this module breaks many things down into separate modules so you can set it up as you please.