Live Streaming is the New Platform
It's clicked, at least enough for me to make the change from having a blog to having a live stream. It's felt for a while like being present in social media was like spinning a bunch of plates that all need attention, responses and most importantly quality content.
I'm not knocking blogs at all, I think it is turning from a medium/platform to a media type. But comments are turning into a media type as well, and as I looked for a platform that could best leverage all the different media types I interact through - Posterous became an obvious choice. I've had a custom blog using Wordpress for a long time and I am sad to see the nicer look go. But the ease of posting, commenting and having conversations all in one spot are winning the day for me. What are you thoughts on blogging moving from platform to media type, and what changes are you considering?
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What you may "gain" results in an even bigger loss since blogging platforms, although not as versatile today, will become (and are with customization) the same as something like a posterous.
Finally, Posterous isn't Open Source. So you're stuck with their product roadmap, lifecycle, and business model. You're in for a ride you can't ultimately control.
I dig the Posterous stuff, but want to keep focused on refining my faith, the message I deliver, and those who continue to help me follow God. Blogs do that better than anything out there. Good question, and props to you for checking into everything.
I love that don't have to worry about hosting and servers and backups and costs. I know that have excellence in online spaces is very important and that there are many different strategies depending on the desired result. Mine is just trying to have the most fantastic content I can drum up. And for me actually getting that out means getting rid of all distractions. ;)
good chatting today....
rhett
That's just my 2c. I see it working both ways... I ultimately agree with John above... I really like posterous and will use it over twitpic and twitvid but I won't be giving up http://gbrenna.com anytime soon.
