Re: ANyone use Posterous? Apparently it's shutting down
On 2/17/2013 12:13 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 17/2/13, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Looks like April 30 will be the last day for Posterous. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57569726-93/posterous-the-tumblr- challenger-that-wasnt-shutting-down-april-30/ That's a real poo! Do the cognoscenti know a decent alternative? Wix seems to be a pretty fair alternative: http://www.wix.com/ -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: ANyone use Posterous? Apparently it's shutting down
On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 11:57 AM, Walt ldott...@gmail.com wrote: On 2/17/2013 12:13 PM, Steve Cottrell wrote: On 17/2/13, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Looks like April 30 will be the last day for Posterous. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57569726-93/posterous-the-tumblr- challenger-that-wasnt-shutting-down-april-30/ That's a real poo! Do the cognoscenti know a decent alternative? Wix seems to be a pretty fair alternative: http://www.wix.com/ Wix isn't really comparable, Walt. It's more of a template-driven auto-website-builder thingie. The idea is sound but it tends to crank out sites with poor usability, especially since the whole thing is done with Flash. For everyone's sake and especially if you are concerned that half of your potential traffic is mobile devices that don't do Flash well or at all, I'd avoid both anything Flash.. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: ANyone use Posterous? Apparently it's shutting down
On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 4:32 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: ignoring that big philosophical question, the most solid answer is to own a domain, set up a content management system, and get a hosting contract; you then have complete control, and can move it to another host if needed; downside: it's a fussy process with lots of choices Hum. I have my own site www dot caughtinmotion dot com, i am now just wondering if i should just up load the word doc and make a link to it. Only problem i see is people taking the doc and having their way with it. Not sure what safe guards i have at my disposal Dave. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: ANyone use Posterous? Apparently it's shutting down
On Tue, Feb 19, 2013, David J Brooks wrote: On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 4:32 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: ignoring that big philosophical question, the most solid answer is to own a domain, set up a content management system, and get a hosting contract; you then have complete control, and can move it to another host if needed; downside: it's a fussy process with lots of choices Hum. I have my own site www dot caughtinmotion dot com, i am now just wondering if i should just up load the word doc and make a link to it. Only problem i see is people taking the doc and having their way with it. Not sure what safe guards i have at my disposal Depends what your goal is. Short answer is that you don't have any safeguards once you publish something *except* for people's basic decency and honesty. There are technical solutions that can mitigate *some* indiscriminate copying -- but too many of them are cumbersome for legitimate uses and will annoy people you *want* to have access to your work. -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: ANyone use Posterous? Apparently it's shutting down
On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 10:59 AM, Aahz Maruch a...@pobox.com wrote: On Tue, Feb 19, 2013, David J Brooks wrote: On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 4:32 PM, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote: ignoring that big philosophical question, the most solid answer is to own a domain, set up a content management system, and get a hosting contract; you then have complete control, and can move it to another host if needed; downside: it's a fussy process with lots of choices Hum. I have my own site www dot caughtinmotion dot com, i am now just wondering if i should just up load the word doc and make a link to it. Only problem i see is people taking the doc and having their way with it. Not sure what safe guards i have at my disposal Depends what your goal is. Short answer is that you don't have any safeguards once you publish something *except* for people's basic decency and honesty. There are technical solutions that can mitigate *some* indiscriminate copying -- but too many of them are cumbersome for legitimate uses and will annoy people you *want* to have access to your work. Basically i use Posterous and if i have to my blogger site or my home site, just so certain people can read up on my notes of my 35 years in land surveying, those that expressed interest or those at my old work place that want to read them and make edit comments for me. Dave -- Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6http://rule6.info/ * * * Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: ANyone use Posterous? Apparently it's shutting down
Hmmm... I guess it was timely I migrated whatever it was I had in posterous and moved it to my blogspot account. I actually liked posterous but I already had my name pointed to blogspot. On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 1:16 AM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Looks like April 30 will be the last day for Posterous. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57569726-93/posterous-the-tumblr-challenger-that-wasnt-shutting-down-april-30/ -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Bong Manayon http://bong.manayon.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: ANyone use Posterous? Apparently it's shutting down
On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Mark Roberts postmas...@robertstech.com wrote: Looks like April 30 will be the last day for Posterous. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57569726-93/posterous-the-tumblr-challenger-that-wasnt-shutting-down-april-30/ -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com Dam. I was putting my yearly memoir updates on that sitre. Now what to do., I suppose i can still use my brooks in the country blogger site. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: ANyone use Posterous? Apparently it's shutting down
From: steve harley on 2013-02-17 11:13 Steve Cottrell wrote On 17/2/13, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Looks like April 30 will be the last day for Posterous. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57569726-93/posterous-the-tumblr- challenger-that-wasnt-shutting-down-april-30/ That's a real poo! Do the cognoscenti know a decent alternative? i understand Posterous will give you an archive of your site in RSS format, which a lot of good blogging tools will import; but if you move it to another service that is at the whim of tech mergers and bean counters, you should expect to have to move it again sometime i like Tumblr's UI and free themes, but i wouldn't put anything important there I guess by inference you should look for one of the services that's already been absorbed by the whim of tech mergers and bean counters. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: ANyone use Posterous? Apparently it's shutting down
on 2013-02-18 9:14 John Sessoms wrote I guess by inference you should look for one of the services that's already been absorbed by the whim of tech mergers and bean counters. that might mitigate your risks somewhat, but i wouldn't trust any free service, so make sure you use a service that eases the process of getting your content back out, and consider how much you are willing to put into something that could disappear tomorrow ignoring that big philosophical question, the most solid answer is to own a domain, set up a content management system, and get a hosting contract; you then have complete control, and can move it to another host if needed; downside: it's a fussy process with lots of choices -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
ANyone use Posterous? Apparently it's shutting down
Looks like April 30 will be the last day for Posterous. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57569726-93/posterous-the-tumblr-challenger-that-wasnt-shutting-down-april-30/ -- Mark Roberts - Photography Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: ANyone use Posterous? Apparently it's shutting down
On 17/2/13, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Looks like April 30 will be the last day for Posterous. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57569726-93/posterous-the-tumblr- challenger-that-wasnt-shutting-down-april-30/ That's a real poo! Do the cognoscenti know a decent alternative? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: ANyone use Posterous? Apparently it's shutting down
- Original Message - From: Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv That's a real poo! Do the cognoscenti know a decent alternative? I suspect they all stink. Jostein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: ANyone use Posterous? Apparently it's shutting down
Thanks for the heads up. I have my diner blog on Posterous, ( http://dinerdan.posterous.com/ )but I haven't posted anything there for quite a while. When it was taken over by Twitter, I concluded the end was in sight. It was very convenient to use, and it is sad to see it go. I need to move and update my diner blog and my photography blog. What do folks here prefer or recommend? Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 1:13 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 17/2/13, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Looks like April 30 will be the last day for Posterous. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57569726-93/posterous-the-tumblr- challenger-that-wasnt-shutting-down-april-30/ That's a real poo! Do the cognoscenti know a decent alternative? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: ANyone use Posterous? Apparently it's shutting down
I think that Tumblr is the nearest equivalent. I believe you can even post to Tumblr via email, which was one of Posterous' selling points. I liked Posterous' relatively clean native look and you can achieve that by using one of Tumblr's free themes, like Minimalist. Tumblr's pretty flexible. I have two Tumblr blogs, one of which is morphing into my portfolio, and is not really a blog at all. I've been lightly tweaking the Minimalist theme to get what I need. Alternatively, basic blogs at wordpress.com are free, and many folks recommend them. There's supposed to be a migration tool for Posterous to Wordpress that would be worth checking into. Posterous went sideways after Twitter bought it and I stopped attempting to use it. I'm unsurprised at this shutdown announcement. On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 1:13 PM, Steve Cottrell co...@seeingeye.tv wrote: On 17/2/13, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Looks like April 30 will be the last day for Posterous. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57569726-93/posterous-the-tumblr- challenger-that-wasnt-shutting-down-april-30/ That's a real poo! Do the cognoscenti know a decent alternative? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) |Web Video Producion --www.seeingeye.tv _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: ANyone use Posterous? Apparently it's shutting down
On 2/17/13 12:16 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Looks like April 30 will be the last day for Posterous. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57569726-93/posterous-the-tumblr-challenger-that-wasnt-shutting-down-april-30/ Yeah, right after Twitter bought it I had some technical issues which I thought required input from support staff, and I never heard a word back from them. It's too bad, because I liked posterous and would have gone on using it. I liked the simple interface and that I could feed to Twitter/FB automatically. At any rate, when they never answered me, I dumped all of it onto a wordpress.com space. I ran Driving the Flies on WP for all that time and WP is comfortable for me. Plus, when I get around to posting something there, I can also have it feed to Twitter/FB. Interesting that they have sent out an announcement, since it was pretty much dead already. Hmmm. Sort of like my WP space. Now I feel bad. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: ANyone use Posterous? Apparently it's shutting down
on 2013-02-17 11:13 Steve Cottrell wrote On 17/2/13, Mark Roberts, discombobulated, unleashed: Looks like April 30 will be the last day for Posterous. http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57569726-93/posterous-the-tumblr- challenger-that-wasnt-shutting-down-april-30/ That's a real poo! Do the cognoscenti know a decent alternative? i understand Posterous will give you an archive of your site in RSS format, which a lot of good blogging tools will import; but if you move it to another service that is at the whim of tech mergers and bean counters, you should expect to have to move it again sometime i like Tumblr's UI and free themes, but i wouldn't put anything important there -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
