Blogs everywhere

Been trying to use the blogging feature inside Friendster, but it is so slow!!! Every update takes on average 1-2 minutes for the browser to update the page. Maybe the problem is that they are using https to facilitate the exchange of data. Or maybe because of the problems we're having with accessing overseas sites - caused by a damaged submarine cable. Anyway, whatever the reason, I'll experiment with both sites since there are many features still left unexplored.