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Re: 6 Credit Cards That Can Get You Over $1,000 In Value

Sachin — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 02:18:39 -0000

you credited the Bonvoy card with $855 for Marriott Gold, but didn't give the same credit to the Amex Platinum

Re: Here's why Foursquare should ditch 'friends' for Twitter-like 'followers' | VentureBeat | Social | by Ricardo Bilton

Sachin — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 17:31:40 -0000

I agree there's a privacy risk around sharing your realtime location, but I believe this is solved by making foursquare *less* realtime. I can log places I visited earlier today, yesterday, or last week. It shouldn't be about where I am right now.

Re: SXSW 2012 - Hello, Legislature? It's me, Taxpayer.

Sachin — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 02:14:51 -0000

Looking forward to it!

Re: Posterous Launches Posterous Groups, A Simple Discussion Tool, And Android App

Sachin — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:57:17 -0000

Thanks, Warren. Really appreciate it.

Re: Posterous Goes After Private Networks With New Groups Feature

Sachin — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 13:43:29 -0000

When someone is added to a group, they get an email notification with information about the group and how to post to it.

Additionally there are links to remove yourself from the group, and to make it as spam.

Re: BlogWorld Attendees: Learn How You Can Attend a Cirque Show!

Sachin — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:42:29 -0000

Hey guys,

If there are tickets still available, I'd love 2 for Elvis on Friday at 9:30. I can post my review here:

http://sachin.posterous.com

thanks!

Re: Tumblr and Posterous fans, I need some advice

Sachin — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:29:39 -0000

Hi Jeff,

Posterous is perfect for what you describe. But I'm biased :)

I just want to clarify one thing. You say, "to subscribe in that way you have to have your own account".

That isn't actually true for Posterous. Anyone can come to your site, click subscribe, and type in their email address. They will then get your updates in their email box every day.

We don't believe normal people check websites daily or know what RSS is. Delivering updates by email is the best way to get content to people. (We do have RSS and web based readers as well).

If you have any questions, we're here to help. You can email me at sachin@posterous.com

Thanks

Sachin Agarwal
cofounder, posterous.com

Re: "Lawyers Are Expensive. We Can Be Friends." (@Posterous To @TwitPic)

Sachin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 21:33:03 -0000

Thanks, Will!

Every minute I spend on the phone with a lawyer, I'm losing time and lots of money.

This takes away from us focusing on making Posterous the best platform out there.

Re: Droid X vs iPhone 4: A Play in Pictures

Sachin — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:14:44 -0000

oh man. this is hilarious. love it

Re: How to Use WordPress for Business

Sachin — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 03:40:34 -0000

Tiffany,

I am the cofounder and CEO of Posterous. Thank you for including us in your post.

These days, it's absolutely essential for a business to have a strong online identity. That doesn't just mean a blog, but a full website, presence on Twitter and Facebook, and more.

We built Posterous from the ground up to cater to these needs. We think we've built the best *and easiest* way for a business to be on the web.

1. Posterous is fully customizable. We offer a number of great themes, and you can also edit the HTML/CSS directly to make it look exactly like you want

2. Rich media is handled perfectly. What's a website without video these days? Post photos, video, audio, and documents on Posterous with zero effort

3. Post by email. Sure you can spend a ton of time learning new posting tools, but why bother? We all live in email, so post to your website the same way you email a friend

4. Multi users: we handle multi user blogs better than anyone. Just add the email addresses of everyone in your business and they can all post. There's no other setup

5. Static pages: you can add pages to your Posterous site, making it more than just a blog

6. Autopost: you post to Posterous, and we'll update your Twitter, Facebook, and other accounts automatically. It couldn't be simpler. Who has time to update everything manually?

In all, you get the most modern, most powerful publishing system out there. Our goal is the make the tools simple, so they actually get out of the way and let you focus on the content. Because if you're spending all your time configuring the site, learning what ftp is, installing plugins, and reading source code... well, you will be too tired to actually post something!

Re: Are Posterous Pages Potentially Dangerous?

Sachin — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:58:37 -0000

I guess Twitter must be the most dangerous site on the internet, with all those links going elsewhere! oh no!

Come on guys, links are links. If a link takes you somewhere dangerous, then the site you were on was dangerous to begin with. Get over it.

Re: 1 Billion Pageviews

Sachin — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 01:09:28 -0000

Steve, it is the Posterous philosophy that commenting should be built into the blogging platform. They should be enabled by default, and deeply integrated into the platform.

Because Posterous has native comments, we can do smart commenting by email, and that's what allows users to create groups on Posterous, that act as email lists.

Imagine if Google Groups or Facebook required 3rd party commenting...

Re: HTML I Love You, But You’re Bringing Me Down

Sachin — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 13:13:34 -0000

Dude, this is awesome. Ok, you're not going to believe this, but I have a blog post in the works about how HTML/Web stinks. But I dont think it will catch up, but apps are going to take off.

And here's the title (thought of weeks ago):
Dear web. After years of development, you still suck. I'd rather use an app than put up with your crappy experience

Crazy. We think alike, my friend.

Re: What people don’t know about the iPad: many press apps are… mocks.

Sachin — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 03:51:11 -0000

I definitely find myself using my iPad much more than I expected to. The native apps offer a much smoother, slicker experience over a clunky website.

To your point about Time: there are 2 different Time apps in the app store (search for "Time"). April 12, 19, 26 are separate apps that cost $4.99 each.

It's a confusing, odd way to do it. They should just do an in app purchase each week within a single app.

But in any case, it's not a "mock" app. The app's title itself is clearly marked with the date

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Sachin — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 18:15:13 -0000

Friends, Posterous has committed to creating a Ning blog importer.

You'll be able to move your Ning blogs into Posterous soon!

http://blog.posterous.com/p...

Re: Posterous Upgrades Post Editor for Simple Multimedia Sharing

Sachin — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:13:21 -0000

Our focus wasn't really "email centric" but "better, easier to use posting tools"

We did email first, then web, and there's even more coming

Re: The iPhone Grows a Beard: iPhone OS 4.0

Sachin — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 20:20:24 -0000

As much as I hate to admit it, Android has a lot of momentum right now. And as you said, this isn't a feature race, but a platform race.

And if openness wins, then Apple needs to open up now or they lose.

I wonder if this is a replay of Mac/Windows 20 years ago.

Re: Should you buy that Apple product? A guide to Apple’s product cycles.

Sachin — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:57:22 -0000

Apple products are the only ones where i keep all the original boxes and packaging. Being able to repackage them into something that looks new goes a long way. Generally I'm surprised by how much people are willing to spend on used stuff.

I think it boils down to this: there will always be someone willing to pay $400 for an iPad, but not $500. They are the buyer you want.

Re: Should you buy that Apple product? A guide to Apple’s product cycles.

Sachin — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:08:37 -0000

no way dude! By that math, I could get one year old 15" Macbook Pros for $850. I wish! If that were true, I would buy those for every Posterous employee. Apple products do not drop in price like that.

Re: Should you buy that Apple product? A guide to Apple’s product cycles.

Sachin — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:03:41 -0000

You should check out the resale values of Apple products on ebay and craigslist. I've consistently sold my old products for 10-20% losses. Apple products hold their value well.

One data point: a 160gb ipod sells for $220 on ebay, and is $250 new. not bad at all. ebay is a sellers market. People pay up to 95% of a products cost when new. I sell there, but i dont buy.

I've always sold my used iPhone for a profit (but that's a special case since the buyer gets it without contract).

Re: Are You a Nobody? Posterous Thinks That You Are

Sachin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:02:16 -0000

I am sorry my initial response to your query was not as thorough as it could have been. But like you said, I answer lots of emails everyday. We listen to all our users. Our ideal user is my mom, not Guy Kawasaki. So we pay *more* attention to those people.

My initial response to you was short, but an attempt to be funny. I even ended it with a smiley face. I guess I failed. My fault. I take it back.

We have features that are in beta. We have features that aren't ready for the real world yet. But please don't suggest this is a "haves vs have nots." I'm not really sure where that is coming from.

Re: Are You a Nobody? Posterous Thinks That You Are

Sachin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:22:24 -0000

You guys are mixing up "celebrity" with "investor" for the sake of writing a controversial blog post. *sigh*

We will be allowing ad sense for all very soon. But for now, Guy Kawasaki is beta testing it for us. And we did not allow this because he's a celebrity. We did this because he's an investor, advisor, and helps guide our product. I guess if I had put a special "invitation code" around it, you wouldn't have cared. That's what Google does.

If you want to invest in us, or subscribe to our as yet unreleased "premium version", let me know and i'll enable ads for you too :)

Re: A private video & photo account for JUST the family?

Sachin — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:31:58 -0000

yeah, you can just send someone a posterous url and the password. they don't need an account or anything else to view the site. And they definitely "get it" once there. it's a chronological feed of photos, video, and more. Simple.

Re: A private video & photo account for JUST the family?

Sachin — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:30:53 -0000

Ewan, there's nothing to get! You can add all your family members as subscribers. Then every time you post, they will receive an email *with the full content* in the email. So it's pushed to them everyday. Family sites are a huge part of what we do, and we always believing in posting, and reading by email. Normal people WILL NOT check websites or RSS feeds for updates.

Re: Multi-User Blogging

Sachin — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:02:52 -0000

Posterous works very well for multi user blogs. Once you setup a site, click on the "contributors" tab and enter the email addresses of anyone who you want contributing.

Those guys don&#39t need to create an account. They will be notified, and can then email post@sitename.posterous.com to post to that site.

Whenever a contributor posts, it&#39s also emailed out to all the other contributors, like an email list. You can reply to that email to add a comment, which is also sent out via email.

Our handling of rich media, no account creating, and email distribution make Posterous the best site for group sites.

Feel free to email me questions anytime. sachin@posterous.com

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