[brandonjrobins]

I just set up a Posterous account for my startup a few weeks ago because I heard lots of praise and recommendations about its simplicity and ease of use. While I haven't posted much up til now I was just about to get serious with it, then I saw this article and the changes.

At first glance things look quite a few of the options and features were stripped out and the whole experience has now become more complicated...

I understand the need to pivot and change their business model, but moves like this make me wonder if it was a good idea for them to do something this drastic (only because from all I've heard about the services it was primarily about its blogging features and its ability to share via other social networks) and if I should consider looking for alternatives to what was (and may still be?) a simple blog...

[a4agarwal]

You can still use Posterous Spaces as a blogging platform. We haven't removed any of the features that make Posterous great for public sharing. We made everything simpler, more social, and added a great iPhone app.

[acangiano]

In my upcoming book on technical blogging for hackers and founders (http://technicalblogging.com), for companies I recommend using either a self-hosted WordPress or Blogger. The latter has less features and is less extensible, but it has the advantage of being a hosted solution, much like Posterous.

If you're having questions or doubts regarding your switch, feel free to shoot me a line by email.