"Why is Posterous the Platform of the Future? " - @rizzn
There’s very little that Posterous offers that can’t be either hobbled together from other free services or turned on out of the box with most available blog CMS’s. Beyond that, almost every other CMS is far more extensible and robust, allowing you to grow beyond simple posts. So I ask again: why is Posterous the platform of the future?
Just made this comment on Mark's blog post questioning the rising popularity of Posterous, and thought it was worth sharing here:
My feeling is that a new form of blogging is emerging - part sharing/lifestreaming, part writing/observing. Posterous (and Tumblr to a lesser extent) are platforms well built to support this trend.
In particular what sets Posterous apart is it's ability to act as a hub for online activity. It actually is easier to post bookmarks, photos, videos and blogposts directly to it, knowing that they will be onward shared with other communities you participate in. Unlike other services - Tumblr, FriendFeed, even a hacked WordPress set up - it's actually a push platform rather than a lifestream/subscription pull service. Use it as your online 'base' and it works really well.
The email post method shouldn't be discounted either. The way Posterous handles posting by email makes it seriously mobile friendly. I'm not sure any other platform makes it so easy to post an update, article or picture to a blog, at the same time sharing it with favoured social networks, all at the press of one 'Send' button from a mobile phone?
Give it a try!
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