I'm a bit of a social media enthusiast. I don't mean that in the sense that I have tons of friends to connect with . . . I mean that in the sense that I find the technology compelling, and enjoy finding ways to interact with the friends I do have in new and interesting ways.
Recently, I've been pondering between devoting time and energy towards populating my Posterous or Tumblr accounts. I've been running a Wordpress server for quite some time...and I'm very used to the . . . robustness that Wordpress provides. It's a set of tools and a unique community that even Squarespace pales in comparison to. However...I barely have time to write anything . . . ever. I certainly don't have the time to poke around with code, update plugins, etc etc. Wordpress is a troublesome child, or a needy puppy. If you have the time and energy, it is very fulfilling . . . if not . . . well, what business do you have using it anyway?
Before turning off my server, I exported my blog to a free Wordpress.com account. . . for posterity. Posterous allows easy importing (albeit it imports very janky versions of your original posts), but Tumblr really allows for a custom user experience, and also has a pretty passionate community. I simply don't get the use out of a for-pay site. And I hate Blogger. Love Google...just not Blogger.
Tumblr is an information silo, to me. I can't import my old posts (which are of questionable quality anyway) and I can't export.
Anyone have other suggestions?
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