Posterous and Tumblr are really good options for non-geek videobloggers. I think they beat Wordpress.com, Wordpress.org and Blogger blogs for ease of use & features.
Wordpress.com hosted blogs have a lot of media and code restrictions, that aren't great for videoblogging. Wordpress.org self-hosted blogs are too much unnecessary work & complication for a non-geek videoblogger, in my opinion. I've set up a lot of Wordpress self-hosted blogs for people, and they get confused when it comes to maintaining, updating, if things go wrong, etc. And are particularly vulnerable to hacking. Blogger is simple but ugly and not as feature-rich or useful as Tumblr or Posterous. Posterous allows you to post blog posts and media really easily via email, mobile, or desktop. And then will distribute your media out to dozens of social media sites & sharing sites. Tumblr allows a bit more customization and code, and has a big community of users who read your updates easily via the Tumblr Dashboard. Commenting is a bit less elegant IMO (more about Likes & Reblogs) and you don't have the easy distribution that Posterous gives you. Personally, I use Tumblr for easy reblogging of things I find on the web, and Posterous when I need to set up a new videoblog for a specific project like a festival. Rupert http://twittervlog.tv On 17 Jul 2010, at 05:15, Pranab Chatterjee wrote: > > Thanks Dave! That was a great list! > > What about Posterous? With the introduction of static pages, free > custom domain (if you own it), ANY file type, no upload hassles, > etc. it does seem like a nice way out for newbies like ourselves! > The lack of different types of templates is also a bit of a problem > though! > > And isn't bloggertube ONLY compatible with the Youtube.com links? > Again, that's a rider I hate! > > Cheers, > Pranab > > Pranab Chatterjee, MBBS > Medical College, Kolkata, India > > http://blog.pranab.in > > pra...@pranab.in > > Mobile: 0091 98 361361 95 > > To: videoblogging@yahoogroups.com > From: ratbagra...@gmail.com > Date: Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:31:44 +0000 > Subject: [videoblogging] Re: My Videoblogging Website > > Here's a few of Blogger template samples that should suit single > episode presentation: > > http://ipodtouch-btemplates.blogspot.com/ > > http://randomness-notelog.blogspot.com/ > > http://multimedia-blog-deluxetemplates.blogspot.com/ > > I've also used > > http://hemingway-black.blogspot.com/2006/07/hemingway-template-for-blogger-black.html > > http://hemingway-white.blogspot.com/ > > There's also the new Bloggertube > > http://btemplates.com/2009/blogger-template-bloggertube/demo/ > > dave riley > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "philipmanktelow" > <philipmankte...@...> wrote: > > > > > > Hello, I am a newbie to videoblogging. I have been going for just > over a month now on YouTube and Blip.tv > > > The thing is both YouTube and Blip.tv user pages aren't very > customizable so I made a Blogger.com blog but that too isn't very > customizable. Can anyone suggest a good customizable website i can > post videos too. > > > > > > That would be very helpful. > > > > > > Thank you, > > > Philip > > > http://www.youtube.com/philsthoughts > > > http://philipsthoughts.blip.tv > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Bollywood, beauties and the latest flicks on MSN entertainment > http://entertainment.in.msn.com/ > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: videoblogging-dig...@yahoogroups.com videoblogging-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: videoblogging-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
