I recently started experimenting with Posterous. I use it as a way of sharing twitter pictures and videos. It’s really quick & easy to use and it’s a tidy & attractive spot to store things. Here’s my posterous account: davemiers.posterous.com
Having now used it for a couple of weeks, I think it’s much more than just a place to store pics. While I’d probably still recommend WordPress (free or self-hosted) as a more flexible and comprehensive platform for blogging, Posterous is a really good way to do quick and simple blogging. Read more below…
“Posterous is the dead simple way to post everything online using email.”
They suggest that it’s good for 4 types of people:
- First timers
- Casual bloggers
- Social media pros
- Families and groups
I think they’re right! I’m probably #3, but I can think of plenty of ways that #1, #2 and #4′s could benefit from using it. It’s so simple – yet so effective!! You heard it here first – these guys are going to rock the suburbs. Check them out – (their help and faq pages are the goods too).
Let me know if you’re using it…
Yeah, I use it. I love it. I’ve only really posted a couple of things to it. But it’s fantastic.
I would like it to include the ability to tag posts.
My posterous is here.
if you’re posterous link is dead!!
tagging: you can do it. it looks easy.
http://blog.posterous.com/posterous-tip-turn-posterous-tags-into-autopo-0
i’ve just enabled mine to automatically convert tags into hashtags on twitter.
this is the format for doing it:
It really does smell like teen spirit ((tag: grunge, nirvana))
it becomes
It really does smell like teen spirit http://post.ly/fake #grunge #nirvana
hey man – just saw your tumblr site – http://justgoogleit.tumblr.com/ – you could easily do all that gear with posterous?
I’ve got the Just Google It thing automated with Picasa uploads.
Interesting. Now if it also does categories I’m going to be even more impressed.
Well, let me try again – http://nathancampbell.posterous.com
Just joined up with posterous (here). From a basic level it looks pretty great. But I can see there may be opportunities to expand its use.
yo calum – good to see you back online!!