The Verdict on Posterous Lifestreaming
(Refer to my previous post when I decided to abandon blogging for lifestreaming via Posterous.)
The verdict? It sucks. I really fell in love with it at first, when I saw how many networks it can connect with.
But editing???? It was terrible. I could only post via e-mail or via Web. Their Web editor is TERRIBLE, and my e-mail wasn’t formatted correctly, so everything showed up all screwy when something was posted. If I posted via Web, I couldn’t post a photo or video or anything.
I’ve found that I did just fine with my WordPress blog. I’m able to link it to my Twitter feed and my LinkedIn feed. It’s easy to edit posts, track my traffic, respond to comments and much more.
I don’t really need to link everything to one account because I use them so differently. My Picasa photos are usually personal photos of friends – nothing I’d use for professional development. And if there’s a video on my YouTube channel worth speaking about, I’ll let you all know via a blog post linking to it.
I’m always going to stay open-minded about lifestreaming, but right now, I just don’t see it as the best way to put yourself out there. Please let me know if you’ve been able to make it work for you.
About the “expert”
Sometimes, just being born into Gen Y can get you coined as a “new media expert” in the workplace. Yes, I’m a classic Gen Y’er who uses Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn religiously; but that alone does not make me an expert.
What makes me different? I want to learn the strategy behind how to use these tools from a business standpoint. So many people are starting to throw themselves into new media marketing/advertising “just to be there” – without any rhyme or reason. It’s called New Media for a reason. It’s all new to me, too. But I want to learn more. So, while I research Web 2.0 strategies, tools and new ideas, I figured a blog of my ideas and critiques would be more helpful in the long run than a droning Word doc. Hope you find it helpful, too!
