Is It Really That Easy?
I’ve been hearing a lot of good things about Posterous lately. What I hear the most is how amazingly simple it is to get started.
According to their website you simply send an email to post@posterous.com and the fine folks at Posterous create a your blog and unique URL and everything. No sign up and no confirmation email.
As a User Interface Designer, this got me interested. What’s the flow like? How do they create my unique URL? And my biggest question; what happens after account is created?
Well, what better way to find out than to give it a try?
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That's actually my first (and only) entry at Posterous and yes, it was that easy. It looks like they take a shot at creating your unique URL based on the name you set for your email account, not the user name you use for your email service. Once you claim your blog you can change your URL, manage your entries, and subscribe to your friends' blogs.
If you're looking for a unique visual style for your blog, you're not going to find it here.
You can see my Posterous here:
http://jonvictorino.posterous.com
Don't expect to see anymore posts from at my Posterous page though. It's a neat experience, but I think I'll stick to good ol' Wordpress.