Posterous (YC summer 08) Beats Tumblr In Simplicity
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Posterous (YC summer 08) Beats Tumblr In Simplicity
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Re: Posterous (YC summer 08) Beats Tumblr In Simplicity
#2No. Posterous is really cool and I think it will be a big hit, but sending an email is not simpler than using the Tumblr bookmarklet, which makes blogging practically unconscious.
Re: Posterous (YC summer 08) Beats Tumblr In Simplicity
#3we’ll give a free TechCrunch Tshirt to the first person who manages to do a fake post on our Posterous blog
Look's like there are already two fake posts: http://techcrunch.posterous.com/ using http://deadfake.com
Re: Posterous (YC summer 08) Beats Tumblr In Simplicity
#4Thanks for the support from EVERYONE, YC, Hacker News, and all our friends. We're hoping to get better every day, and you guys are such an instrumental part of that.
As for the fake posts, we're patching those bugs up as we speak!
Re: Posterous (YC summer 08) Beats Tumblr In Simplicity
#5No. Posterous is really cool and I think it will be a big hit, but sending an email is not simpler than using the Tumblr bookmarklet, which makes blogging practically unconscious.
Oh the bookmarklet is coming. Oh yes, the bookmarklet is coming. ;-)
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#6No. Posterous is really cool and I think it will be a big hit, but sending an email is not simpler than using the Tumblr bookmarklet, which makes blogging practically unconscious.
it certainly is a very, very convenient way to create a new account.
Re: Posterous (YC summer 08) Beats Tumblr In Simplicity
#7we’ll give a free TechCrunch Tshirt to the first person who manages to do a fake post on our Posterous blog Look's like there are already two fake posts: http://techcrunch.posterous.com/ using http://deadfake.com
Shouldn't be hard to fix that - they just need to keep track of the originating SMTP server of the first e-mail.
Re: Posterous (YC summer 08) Beats Tumblr In Simplicity
#8Nice concept, love that it challenges assumptions about the lowest possible barriers to posting.
Re: Posterous (YC summer 08) Beats Tumblr In Simplicity
#9we’ll give a free TechCrunch Tshirt to the first person who manages to do a fake post on our Posterous blog Look's like there are already two fake posts: http://techcrunch.posterous.com/ using http://deadfake.com
Shouldn't be hard to fix that - they just need to keep track of the originating SMTP server of the first e-mail.
Since many large email providers use clusters of smtp servers, it's probably better to try to use SPF records or Domain Keys signing leaving the originating smtp server as a latter resort. Even reverse dns lookups might be partly helpful but if someone controls the ip they could change that easily...
Interesting problem over. I love the service though. Congrats guys!
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#10Posterous is a great tool. I don't think Arrington went into enough detail about how well it organizes content you send via email-- you can pretty much send any combination of things, and it automatically turns it into beautifully presented content. The photo viewer for multiple photos, the audio player, etc, are very well thought out.
From the few awesome features they have now, it's obvious these guys "get it;" I can't wait to see what they add next.
Posterous has replaced my Tumblr.