Posterous vs. Tumblr: A Head to Head »

Posted By tdrapeau 4 months, 1 week ago in Science & Technology

In the space between a long-form blog and a short-form Twitter account, there are mini-blog services like Posterous (Posterous) and Tumblr (Tumblr) that seek to make blogging much more immediate, support all types of rich media, allow for longer entries if needed, and support short spurts that auto-post to Twitter as well.

Once the niche powerhouse dominating this middle space, Tumblr has since seen Posterous, the somewhat unremarkable email-to-blog platform, rise from obscurity, iterate at lightning pace, and start to build up well-deserved web buzz and high profile users.

This tumbling and posturing web-aholic has been using both sites for quite some time, so the head-to-head you’re about to read is filled with intimate knowledge of both applications.

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    tdrapeau4 months, 1 week ago

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    I use Posterous on occasion, and it really does Just Work(tm). Pretty pleased with the service.

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      MeganMegan4 months, 1 week ago

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      which one the best?? tumblr or posterous ?

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