Blogging platform Posterous takes preposterous swipe at Tumblr

Direct attacks and unprovoked hostility are usually reserved for gossip blogs, not the people who make the platforms that power them. But Posterous, the blog service that lets users post using e-mail, did just that Tuesday, taking a shot at a platform called Tumblr on its company blog. The headline: "Hey Tumblr users: Want comments? … Continue reading Blogging platform Posterous takes preposterous swipe at Tumblr

The Horizon Report: K-12 Edition

No longer satisfied to be consumers of content, today’s audience creates content as well, and is uploading photographs, audio, and video to the cloud by the billions. Producing, commenting, and classifying these media have become just as important as the more passive tasks of searching, reading, watching, and listening. Sites like Flickr, Odeo, YouTube, Google … Continue reading The Horizon Report: K-12 Edition