Posterous vs. Tumblr vs. Wordpress Comparison Chart

January 20, 2010 by Lindsay · Comments
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I am a big big fan of Wordpress but I am working on a project where I want to set up a blog quickly and add lots of posts quickly.  I will work on a more detailed blog set up a later.  So the two options I am looking at are Posterous and Tumblr – each has some great features for quickly adding posts here is a comparison of some of the features I think are useful.

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Mashable wrote a nice comparison of Posterous and Tumblr in June 2009 but didn’t list out some of the specific features I was interested in.  After looking at both Tumblr and Posterous – I decided to add Wordpress.com to the comparison.

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Comments comments are powered by Posterous.  Commentors can login with Facebook or Twitter. Some tumblr themes let you display comment from Disqus. Disqus lets commentors login with Facebook or Twitter. Currently no option for a commentator to login with Facebook or Twitter.
Private Posts Posts can be marked as private. “Private posts will not show up on your Posterous page or RSS feed. You can share these posts with a select group of people by sending them the direct url.” More info about private posts on the Posterous Blog. Posts can be marked as private. Posts can be private or password protected. From the Wordpress.com support page “Protected – The post is protected with a password you set. Any user that has the password can view a protected post.
Private – Posts are only visible to blog Editors and Administrators. Private posts are not visible in Blog Surfer, feeds, or in any search. A post can be private without being password protected.”
Ability to transfer blog to Wordpress? Not yet.  See this thread for some info – one person is working on an importer for Wordpress.com There doesn’t seem to be an easy way to move Disqus comments on Tumblr to Wordpress. Yes – can be exported to a wordpress.org (self-hosted) blog anytime.
Quick post bookmarklet? Posterous has a bookmarklet – more info here. Tumblr offers a bookmarklet for browser posting. Press This bookmarklet opens a pop-up window to edit and publish a new post. “Press This” is available under the Tools section of the menu.
Post by email? Each blog has a quick email address to publish posts. Can send multiple formats – text, mp3, photos and more to email address for posting by email. Post by email is available – create a secret email address.
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I like the features of both Tumblr and Posterous but I decided to use Wordpress.comso that I would know I would be able to move my entire project to a self hosted Wordpress blog if I wanted to in the future.  I did want to use Disqus for comments but I know that I can import my Wordpress comments into Disqus in the future. (more…)

WordpressMU Resources

January 12, 2010 by Lindsay · Comments
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I am working on my first website with WordpressMU today.  WordpressMU is an install of Wordpress that lets you run multiple blogs on one site.

I have yet to find a beginners guide or intro to WordpressMU but here are some of the blogs I have found with information on WordpressMU.

If you know of other helpful Wordpress MU resources please share a link in the comments below.

Do More with Your Comments. Disqus = One Tool Adds Threaded Comments, Facebook/Twitter Login to Your Comments

October 2, 2009 by Lindsay · Comments
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I have been wanting to add threaded comments to the blog so that is possible to reply to a specific comment rather than the whole chain of comments. In the past I had used the Brian’s Threaded Comment’s Plugin. There have been some changed to Wordpress with 2.7 and 2.8 and Brian’s plugin has some been updated since 2008. I started to search for another solution but I couldn’t find a plugin that didn’t require me to make changes to the template.

A friend suggested Disqus as a solution. Disqus is a service outside of Wordpress that allows people to create a profile which can be used whenever they leave comments on a blog that has Disqus – you don’t have to have a Disqus plugin to leave a comment on a blog with Disqus. (more…)

Some Tools to Help You Name Your Blog or Business

September 29, 2009 by Lindsay · Comments
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Name Boy

One of the hardest parts about setting up a business or a blog is choosing a name. Here are a few websites that can help you find a name for your new project. I have used NameBoy before – it is a great way to quickly see what domains for key words are available.

Are there other websites you have used to help you name your business or blog?

The PhotoJojo Newsletter recently had a great post on naming your photography business – they have some good tips on what works and what to avoid that are applicable to all types of names. (PhotoJoJo is a weekly newsletter and shop with some great creative ideas on doing more with digital photography – the shop has some fun gifts for displaying photos – the site is worth a look.) (more…)

Some Offline Reading About Online Things…

September 7, 2009 by Lindsay · Comments
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Here are a few books about social media that are on my reading list. What books have you read about social media that you think are worth a look?

The Whuffie Factor: Using the Power of Social Networks to Build Your Business by Tara Hunt

I am reading this right now and I can’t stop talking about this book. I think Tara Hunt has done an excellent job of explaining how social media can be used to build social capital. I am especially fond of this book because I think it is written in a style and tone that anyone can understand, you don’t need to have a twitter account to know what she is talking about.

Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust by Chris Brogan and and Julien Smith

I first met Chris at Podcamp Pittsburgh a few years ago and I enjoy reading his blog (ChrisBrogan.com) on a daily basis. I am looking forward to reading more of his thoughts on the subject of using online tools to build trust – I think this might be a great follow up read to The Whuffie Factor.

Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passionby Gary Vaynerchuk

Chris Brogan has posted a video review of this book here. Tara Hunt discusses Gary Vaynerchuk and his social media successes in The Whuffie Factor and I am eager to read more.

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