Shit. I'm now at serious risk of turning into a fanboy.
The only thing that really keeps me from diving in is that my data are owned by someone else. I see I can use it w/ my own domain, which is really cool (http://posterous.com/faq/), but is there any way to import/export data?
My content is precious to me. I don't want to give it to a web startup if I can't get it back.
BUT -- if I post by email, everything I post will be mirrored to my usual email places ...
Leaving only other people's comments on my posts, and submissions to my groups, that I won't be able to archive. (Cue sound of needle scratching across record.)
I can see this might not be a concern for a wide swathe of the potential Posterous user base... but for this prospective user, it matters.
Any plans to implement some data export/migration capabilities, rantfoil?
[edit: maybe there is an option to have other people's comments & posts to my group be forwarded to my email? Don't see it in documentation -- time to make an account & find out if the option is there.]
API's are coming, both for posting and retrieving. It's going to be one of the big tent pole features alongside theming we're excited about in the next few months.
Although there is a difference between exposing API to developers vs. giving users a feature, my "I want to own my data" worries will be greatly assuaged if a good API exists.
The only thing that really keeps me from diving in is that my data are owned by someone else. I see I can use it w/ my own domain, which is really cool (http://posterous.com/faq/), but is there any way to import/export data?
My content is precious to me. I don't want to give it to a web startup if I can't get it back.
BUT -- if I post by email, everything I post will be mirrored to my usual email places ...
Leaving only other people's comments on my posts, and submissions to my groups, that I won't be able to archive. (Cue sound of needle scratching across record.)
I can see this might not be a concern for a wide swathe of the potential Posterous user base... but for this prospective user, it matters.
Any plans to implement some data export/migration capabilities, rantfoil?
[edit: maybe there is an option to have other people's comments & posts to my group be forwarded to my email? Don't see it in documentation -- time to make an account & find out if the option is there.]