Posterous has been adding many more themes lately to their service. A few weeks ago I noticed that Drew Olanoff had a sweet looking theme on his Posterous that reminded me of the default theme used by SweetCron. I really like how items are displayed on the home page when using that styled theme so …
How to Install a SweetCron Like Theme to Your Posterous Site Read More »
Image courtesy of Flickr user r9M I’ll start this off by saying that I had high hopes at the beginning of the year for technical advancements in Lifestreaming. I really thought we would see some new innovations from service providers and unique ways of processing data and create better filters to view it. Unfortunately I …
This is slightly old news but I never posted it here so you may not have heard that Yongfook, the creator of SweetCron, has abandoned the project and now is using Posterous. So why the change? Well luckily for us Yongfook posted an explanation of his actions in a post. He had several reasons that …
SweetCron Creator Reflects on Lifestreaming and Migration to Posterous Read More »
Today Len Kendall did a great write-up outlining the features and value of Posterous. He did this from a PR standpoint but I think it applies to everyone. If you still haven’t tried the service, this is a great overview. You can also take a look at my post describing the difference between Posterous and …
Nice Posterous Overview and Why You Should Lifestream Read More »
Twitpic used to be my primary method for posting photos from my iPhone. Several months ago I began researching ways that I could automatically post my iPhone images to multiple sites including Facebook, Flickr, FriendFeed and Twitter. I looked into using Tarpipe, Pixelpipe, and several other services but none of them offered a simple workflow …
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I have recently decided to seriously spend some time focusing on how to improve my Lifestreaming workflow. I have found that creating an effective workflow is one of the most challenging aspects of Lifestreaming. I don’t feel my current method is very good and needed to change. There are many variables that will determine your …
The Secret Sauce Behind Steve Rubel’s Lifestream Workflow and Revamp of Mine Read More »
Last weekend the Statesman decided to start a little experiment where they solicited people in Austin through their website and on Twitter to submit photos using Posterous to help document the blistering summer heat wave. Statesman social media editor Robert Quigley has written a case study to describe the steps they took to make this …
Storystreaming and the Future of News – A Case Study on the Austin Statesman Project Read More »
I have noticed a recent surge in users starting to use and adopt Posterous. One of the biggest reasons for this was the proclamation by Steve Rubel that he was killing his blog in favor of Lifestreaming and choosing to use Posterous as his new platform. As a result Steve has become the poster boy …
My Thoughts on Posterous as a Lifestreaming Platform Read More »
Posterous.com Founder Sachin Agarwal was recently interviewed and when describing his service he likened it to one for Lifestreaming. Below is an excerpt from the interview. Jim: What do you call your site…a blog? Microblog? Microsite? Sachin: Definitely not a microblog Most closely, yes we are a blog. However, we want to move away from …
Posterous Founder Describes His Service as a Lifestreaming Platform Read More »
As part of my discovery process for posting to Lifestream Blog, I monitor a large number of outlets looking for interesting items in the world of Lifestreaming. Most of the items I find don’t ever make it onto the blog. A subset of what I find is interesting enough that I usually share it via …
Thoughts and Plans for Highlighting More Content on Lifestream Blog Read More »