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Re: Posterous takes on Tumblr

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Post by bentlegen »

pclark wrote: post #12

Maybe they should add "Adds hidden affiliate codes to your links. Posterous: YES. Tumblr: NO." ( http://techcrunch.com/2010/04/30/posterous-starts-automatica... )

Did Posterous stop inserting affiliate links? And if not, did they end up officially informing their users?

Re: Posterous takes on Tumblr

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Post by benatkin »

KirinDave wrote: post #25

I love these checklist format comparisons that they do. It's an easy signal for me, “These people do not understand why one product is chosen over another.” If these are the dimensions by which you think Tumblr can be beaten, I wish you good luck but do not have high hopes for you. It's sort of like when someone uses the word “skinning” in reference to UX. I just immediately know to disregard everything they say as a…

I agree. I also wonder who this blog post is written to. On the surface, it seems like it's written to tumblr users, to introduce them to posterous, but I don't think they'd assume that the best way to get tumblr users to switch is to insult them. (Unlike a car owner to whom a car dealer says something like, "Tired of driving that old clunker? Need a new car?", people are not limited by their budget when choosing a free blogging tool.)

Re: Posterous takes on Tumblr

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Post by rantfoil »

jasongullickson wrote: post #59

The timing of this is unfortunate. I imagine that there is a way to prevent the "post via email" hack demonstrated last week but I haven't seen an official response from Posterous (they could send me an email?) which says to me that they don't take the threat seriously. I enjoyed having Posterous feed my entire online presence (twitter, facebook, etc.) but I turned this all off in the wake of the exploit. I'm sure th…

Here's the official response: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1443143

The exploit only involved a limited set of users and was fixed within hours of discovery.

Re: Posterous takes on Tumblr

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Post by barmstrong »

pclark wrote: post #5

This 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…

Agreed - low blow.

Tumblr is actually kicking Posterous' ass in term of UI and ease of use I think. I definitely prefer Tumblr after trying both for a few weeks. This post isn't helping.

Re: Posterous takes on Tumblr

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Post by barmstrong »

barmstrong wrote: post #68
pclark wrote: post #5

This 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…

Agreed - low blow. Tumblr is actually kicking Posterous' ass in term of UI and ease of use I think. I definitely prefer Tumblr after trying both for a few weeks. This post isn't helping.

http://siteanalytics.compete.com/posterous.com+tumblr.com/

Their growth curves show a different story also (I take compete graphs with a grain of salt, but at these traffic volumes it's probably safe to say the overall trend is correct).

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