Posterous takes on Tumblr
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Posterous takes on Tumblr
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#2They're not going to get many new blogs from this. People use Tumblr because of the community, and most users spend a lot of time reblogging content from other blogs that they like. Posterous doesn't offer that. This may be good for people actually using Tumblr as a traditional blog, but those people are in the minority.
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#3Oh god, feature-checklist-itis.
I don't think that post is going to convert anyone who didn't want to convert already. Lack of comments on tumblr is a feature*. Like, how is 'ability to moderate them' also a feature? More like a hellish burden given down by a cruel god from on high.
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#4Good for them for encouraging the competition to step up. I'm not a user of either service, but heating up the game is good for everyone in the end.
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#5This is a really low blow. This is what companies do when they are clutching at straws - they spread misinformation.
Considering:
* Most tumblr themes have Disqus integration, and the "tumblr way" to comment is via reblog.
* Multiple people can contribute to Tumblr blogs, I can also submit posts even if I'm not a user, and ask the authors questions (formspring style)
* I can also password protect my Tumblr.
They also missed the giant Tumblr plus - the community.
Also, given that Posterous bootstrapped their themes from the Tumblr theme community stabbing Tumblr in the back is hardly cool. To clarify, I mean this: http://www.nbrightside.com/blog/2009/09/18/posterous-leverag...
For a company as cool as Posterous I have no idea why they're resorting to such shammy PR.
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#6Oh god, feature-checklist-itis. I don't think that post is going to convert anyone who didn't want to convert already. Lack of comments on tumblr is a feature*. Like, how is 'ability to moderate them' also a feature? More like a hellish burden given down by a cruel god from on high.
I have a wordpress blog that I abandoned because one post was popular and now my comments get spammed to death. I'd much rather have comments on my blog posts where they were syndicated - twitter, hacker news, reddit, etc. This keeps each set of responses within the context of the community the traffic came from as well as prevents blog-post footers turning into "first" and shouting matches.
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#7Free service number 1 with no business model in sight wages war against free service number 2 with equally no business model in sight. "web2.0" is the new "New Economy".
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#8Even if hey don't convert a lot from Tumbler I'm sure as a whole all the converters will be very successful. It's a sign that they are really confident in their product now that they are aggressively push for people on other platforms to check them out. You may only get one shot at getting people to consider your product that are already on other platforms.
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#9no import from picasa, google reader, last.fm, rss means no tumblr/posterous for me :F
I find soup.io just the perfect tool for me, btw ;)
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#10I absolutely LOVE this whole campaign (one service a day with auto-switching imports). It's good, creative PR and will probably get them as many new users as it converts from other services.
[edit: one service a day, not week]