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Posterous is Joining the Flock at Twitter and My Two Cents On Where Next

Big news: Posterous has been acquired by Twitter!

The opportunities in front of Twitter are exciting, and we couldn’t be happier about bringing our team’s expertise to a product that reaches hundreds of millions of users around the globe. Plus, the people at Twitter are genuinely nice folks who share our vision for making sharing simpler.

Posterous Spaces will remain up and running without disruption. We’ll give users ample notice if we make any changes to the service. For users who would like to back up their content or move to another service, we’ll share clear instructions for doing so in the coming weeks.

You can find more information answers to other questions you may have here.

Finally, we’d like to offer thanks to all of our users, especially those who have been with Posterous since day one. The last four years have been an amazing journey. Your encouragement, praise and criticism have made us better.  Thanks for that. We look forward to building great things for you over at Twitter.

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Goodbye Posterous x

Where to next???

I really hope we will see the team formally known as Posterous have an impact at Twitter and continue to inovate, but as with all talent acquisitions this great product is going to go away. So where are you moving to?

My own immediate short list is (in no particular order):
Quora
Pinterest
Tumblr
Wordpress
Google+

Tumblr and Wordpress offer functionality nearest to Posterous and bring some security because they have been around for a while now.

Quora and Google+ both feel very tech focused, which could be a good thing for this blog but not so great for anything else. Neither allow you to use your own domain though.

And finally, Pinterest. Which is very different to all of the above. The format of posting is completely different, in fact the whole experience is completely different. Which is exactly why it will be first to benefit from my move from the departing Posterous.

So, what am I going to do with the content I already posted here on Posterous?

I really want to make the most of new upcoming platforms like Pinterest so for me, I am seriously considering just taking the leap and leaving it all behind. I know this won't work for everybody and I could export to wordpress (presuming Posterous makes this possible before shutting down) but I don't want a messy divorce. I want a nice clean break and a new start.

Edit: It is worth pointing out that while being very vague will leave Posterous users to come to their own conclusions about if or when Posterous will actually dissapear, it does not however mean it is going away any time soon.

How about you? Where will your content and sharing be heading to?

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Digital comics company Graphicly is looking to change the publishing game.

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First came a great digital comic book experience. Then a self-contained comic book community was empowered with the ability to read and discuss together. Followed by the expansion of the app onto just about every platform imaginable.

All the time the Graphicly team has been close to the apps community of users, learning, testing and learning some more. Their business development should be applauded too. Some how hooking up with the major comic book publishers early on, at a time when these old school gate keepers still resisted any move towards digital publishing was undoubtedly crucial. Not only for Graphicly's survival and potential success, but also playing a part in pushing the whole industry forward.

Graphicly has worked closely with numerous indie publishers, experimenting with features, exclusive content and pricing (Did I mention this is a startup with paying customers!?!), in a bid to provide value for customers and at the same time provide opportunities for creators and publishers to reach as many fans as possible.

Every thing the team has learned during this time has led up to yesterdays announcement that they will be opening up a self-publishing platform.

Micah Baldwin, Graphicly founder and CEO said "By opening up our proven digital distribution platform, we now provide these services, while giving authors and publishers full control of their content and revenue streams and a deep understanding of how readers are engaging with their content. We believe our customer's books should be available in every marketplace imaginable, with the knowledge and support to properly market and promote them." 

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Interestingly where as Apple's iBook Author offering is free to publish with but only distributes on Apple's own platform and gives up much of the creator's rights to Apple, Graphicaly will launch with a flat fee model, offer distribution to iOS, Android, Web and Facebook. The creator sets the retail price, pays no commission and retains full rights to their creative work.

Throw in real-time analytics to help the self-publisher understand how readers are engaging with their content and Graphicly sounds pretty damn awesome, right?

Congrats to +Micah Baldwin and the awesome team at +Graphicly, I certainly look forward to making the most of this new service as a consumer of the creative works it will inspire.


What is CHDK?

CHDK is a firmware enhancement that operates on a number of Canon Cameras. CHDK gets loaded into your camera's memory upon bootup (either manually or automatically). It provides additional functionality beyond that currently provided by the native camera firmware.

CHDK is not a permanent firmware upgrade: you decide how it is loaded (manually or automatically) and you can always easily remove it.

Please see the FAQ, CHDK for Dummies, Firmware Usage page and the One Page Ultra-Quick Users Guide, as well as other pages on this wiki, for more specifics on supported cameras, details of features, scripting, downloading, etc.

Quick answers to 4 key questions about CHDK

1. What is CHDK?

CHDK is not just one thing! The term CHDK refers to free software – currently available for many (but not all) Canon PowerShot compact digital cameras – that you can load onto your camera's memory card to give your camera greatly enhanced capabilities.

2. Is CHDK safe to use?

Probably. See the following FAQ entries for more information

3. What else should I know?

Developers around the world are continuing to add new features to CHDK. Because the idea of using the camera's microprocessor is so flexible, various developers have made different versions of CHDK, and new features continue to be developed - for example, one version of CHDK has features assist in taking stereo photographs, and even allows two cameras to be synchronized to take pictures at the same time (with an accuracy of better than 0.1 milliseconds, providing they are the same camera model).

4. How do I get started with CHDK?

See below, and read the FAQ, CHDK for Dummies and the Firmware Usage page !!!
(http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ , http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK_for_Dummies and http://chdk.wikia.com/wiki/CHDK_firmware_usage)
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Screach. BETA Testers Wanted!

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Screach recently created this game for car insurance company Swiftcover.com. It was displayed on the large digital screen at Westfield Shopping Mall, London. 

Users entered code '60' into Screach to turn their phone into a games controller and play against up to nine other players simultaneously. The motion control feature meant your smart device was instantly turned into a steering controller.

 

Want to beta test?

Screach is currently undergoing a little work thanks to the super feedback you've given us. 
We are working hard on an awesome new version that we hope will blow you away. 
In the meantime we're looking for some beta testers to tell us what they think. As a thank you for your time, we’ll be giving the most active beta tester a Mac Book Air.

You Can sign up for the BETA with me here on screach.com