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.

The plethora of information and interesting things to find on the Internet can leave some people with the feeling of information overload. Ryan Nance is an individual who welcomes the Internet's avalance of information.

Ryan created 5 Things I Learned Today to curate the top 5 daily things he wanted to remember from his RSS feed of 6,000 sources of inspiration. 

My name is Ryan Nance and I studied creative writing, wrote poetry and read obsessively, but found myself editing travel websites for a living. My obsessive reading translated into an over-the-top research and reading habit. I began collecting all of the RSS feeds I could possibly manage, sift, and breeze through. 

I was amazed and astounded with so much I found every day. It wasn't information overload for me, it was an overabundance of enthusiasm. I'd share 20-30 things a day with friends via facebook, twitter, IM, email. And there was a day when a good friend told me it was all great stuff, just too much. 

5 things seemed like a good number: substantial, brief, room for variety. And it was a challenge for me. After it became a habit to post 5 picks every day, a friend suggested the video format we then began to explore. Since then we've expanded out to cover events and festivals, art happenings, celebrities, poetry, music and even the occasional podcast. 

Of the nearly 3,000 things that we've found, there are really too many amazing ones. But here are 5 that I can't possibly forget are:

1. The underwater sculpture garden 
2. The International Space Station's time-lapse video flying over the aurora 
3. Photos 'styled' to look like Song Dynasty paintings 
4. Faces of past and present stars pastiched 
5. Mini Self-opening origami 

Posterous has been a solid, flexible and easy platform. I began using it because it was light and dead simple. I kept using it because it grew and scaled enough to let me do the things I wanted: embeds, tracking, following, email subscriptions to readers and really sop much more.

Check out these other Posterous Spaces examples: 

Diptic - The official blog of mobile app Diptic

Humbled MBA - Jason Freedman's lessons learned..and relearned

Mark Mann - New York based photographer

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This week's Spotlight is on Jane Kim who is the makeup artist behind The Glamourist, a San Francisco based hair and makeup design business. Jane uses her Posterous Space to share her recent work, tutorials, and personal stories. Our favorite post is her play-by-play breakdown of how her fiancé popped the big question. 

I'm a SoCal native residing in SF.  I love food, fashion, puppies and recently became engaged! I live with my fiancè, lazy dog and a nagging cat.

I've technically been a makeup artist since 2000. I didn't fully launch my business until 2010 when I got laid off from a previous employer. What seemed like the end of the world, at the time, turned out to be a blessing in disguise. The business was initially started as a way to supplement my income but suddenly the business took off and I have yet to look back.  

Although being a makeup artist seems like glamorous of painting beautiful faces,  there is a lot that goes on behind the scene to maintain the business.  Marketing is important, building good relationships , providing great customer service and social media has become an integral part of my business. 

Check out these other Posterous Spaces examples: 

Panama Notes - Logging travel photos for the world to see

Curry Up Now - Indian street food trucks using social media to engage with their fans

Anideo Blog - iOS and Android app development

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This week's spotlight is on Claire Smyth from Northern Ireland who is a collector of curious things and the curator of The World of Kitsch. 

I started my Posterous blog as a simple way to share photos of the bizarre bits I'd pick up in charity shops (thrift stores) with my circle of friends. It's grown into something much bigger over the past three years, and now has a worldwide readership.

I feature classic vintage design, good, bad and ugly, as well as innovative products and just plain silly items.

You really never know what will pop up next. One day I'll be sharing images of beautiful retro interiors, the next it will be posts of dogs wearing sci-fi costumes. The key theme is that it will always be something a little unusual and definitely interesting amongst your day's web viewing.

I regularly feature kitsch or unusual artists on my Posterous space, but my absolute favorite has to be Dan Lacey 'The Painter of Pancakes'. He paints Internet memes and news stories, always with the subject balancing a pancake on their head. I was thrilled when Dan painted me last year, obviously including a pancake!

I also adore taxidermy, and have a small collection of stuffed birds and piranhas. I often post taxidermy on my blog, a specialty being stuffed beasts dressed in tiny human clothing. Creepy is another facet of The World of Kitsch.

Thanks to the ease of Posterous The World of Kitsch has grown and led to exciting opportunities. I travelled to London in 2010 and picked up a Cosmopolitan Magazine award for blogging, and in 2011 I was interviewed on BBC Radio about my site.

Check out these other Posterous Spaces examples: 

shellsalad - even a non-foodie needs to eat

The Five-0s - Fan blog dedicated to Hawaii Five-0

Art Swap! - Artist & Illustrator of Things Chimerical 

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During office hours I am a software engineer who works in New York while at other times I am a random guy in Jersey City who loves to walk along the Hudson river waterfront, shoot pictures and enjoy life. 

I prefer taking photos with 3rd party camera applications since they allow a broad range of features which are not yet available on iphone's shipped camera app. For example, I use Pro HDR for daytime shots since it takes multiple exposure shots allowing the details from a bright background to be captured just fine. I also use Camera+ when I need to shoot multiple shots quickly and slowshutter for night shots since it allows long exposure and slow shutter speed.

For post processing, I try several apps and my favourite includes Camera+, Filterstorm, Photo Fx, PS Express, and ColorEffects. As far as creativity goes, every person has his own taste and every photo is creative in one way or the other. However I would mention the below points:

I - If your eyes like it, its a good composition to shoot.

P - Play with the photo. During post processing try multiple apps on same photo to create different versions and see what works for you.

H - Hesitate from shooting - Never. Remember once the moment is gone and you did not shoot, you may regret later. So go for it!

O - Observe your surrounding as anything and everything around you could be the subject of your next shot. 

N - Numbers. Don't restrict yourself to taking just one shot. Take multiple shots with variance. Keep the decision to pick your best shot to share for later. Believe me, all photographers have some terrible shots in their collection. Its just that other's have not seen it.  

E - Entertain yourself while shooting. If you get bored, don't shoot and take a break since your photos too will reflect the same.

My friend's Spaces: Naveen's Shot with my Phone and Sudhir's AtrixView

Check out these other Posterous Spaces examples: 

earthfaves blog - your favorite places network

making more dots - Exploring the Adjacent Possible (or something...)

img of a... - a happy camera owner

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This week's Spotlight is on Andrea Bianco, a freelance illustrator and concept artist. Previously a programmer, Andrea's mix of programming and visual arts has brought him to web design and game development. 

How would you describe your artistic style?

 I'm still in the middle of developing a personal and coherent visual style; I’ve no hurry and I’m not even actually looking for a personal style, I’m sure it will come with time and experience! Right now I prefer to study a lot and keep improving. I especially love to study the Italian masters like Michelangelo, Pontormo, Caravaggio, Parmigianino, Boldini, De Nittis, Fattori, and of course the nature and the people around me.

Your bio says that you are a kick-ass guitarist, who are some of your musical influences?

Ahah, well "kick-ass" was quite ironic, I admit it! I actually started studying guitar 14 years ago and it's one of my biggest passions. I play many kind of genres and I especially enjoy progressive rock, some avant-garde and a bunch of the many directions of jazz. A list of guitarists that are influencing me would take a book or so.

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What inspires you?

 I'm a very curious person and I find inspiration in everything around me, especially in the production of the artists I admire. Some of the artists that are especially inspiring me in my growth as a concept artist and as an illustrator are Jean Giraud, Hugo Pratt, Magnus, Craig Mullins, Brom, Rainart and Sparth, but there are literally hundreds of impressive folks out there! I’m also inspired a lot by my favorite directors, like Tarkovskij, Fellini, Maro Bava, etc.

 

Check out these other Posterous Spaces examples: 

Pixel Radio - A photographer's photo journal

actionbar - Android UI design tips 

Monster Munch - Great bites in and out of Hong Kong

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An update to our iPhone app is now available in the App Store and features one of your most requested features: tags!

Tag your posts
Tags make it easy for readers of your Space to find posts that interest them. We sync your tags so any tags you've added through the Web are available for easy access on the iPhone app.

Tweet public posts
Easily tweet any public post! (Note: This feature only works using iOS 5)

Bug fixes and performance enhancements
We've squashed several bugs and improved the performance of media uploads. 

In case you missed it from our previous update:

Offline drafts
Compose your post over the course of an hour, a day, or even a week. Just tap "Back" -> "Save to device" while posting. When you're ready, continue your post where you left off.

Follow all 
We've added a 'Follow All' button in friend finder to make it even easier to stay up to date with all your friends on Posterous Spaces.

What are our users saying about our 4 star rated app?

"The latest release is awesome. The app is now super fast even on slow connections and is super stable. And the multiple picture and video upload is simply awesome."

"Fast, easy and versatile tool for sharing your thoughts, posting pictures and videos, and segregating content with as many or as few people as you can think of."

Download the Posterous Spaces app now:

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Do you have a Posterous Space that you update frequently with the iPhone app? Share it in the comments!

In the spirit of making New Year's Resolutions, this week's Spotlight is on Hannah Keys, author of the blog Stop Being Crap. Hannah shares humorous insights like 'Stop Celeb-Obsessing' and 'Stop Impulse Spending' in an attempt to get her readers to take a hard look in the mirror themselves and ask, "How can I better myself today?" Hannah's blog acts as her own mirror, letting the world take a part in her own journey of self-improvement.

Can you tell us a little about yourself?

I'm a 25 year-old that's slightly obsessed with self-improvement. I also happen to be a New Zealander - we're so laid back we're practically horizontal - so I'm cutting against the grain somewhat. I'm attempting to live my life with some serious accountability while poking fun at myself along the way.

Check out these other Posterous Spaces examples: 

Peter Belanger - A behind the scenes look at a photo studio based in San Francisco, CA.

Brand Zero - Craft, design, and production.

You Kickstarted Me - A photo project profiling successful Kickstarters projects and the people behind them.

Want to be featured? Submit your Posterous Space to our inspiration center!

To provide a glimpse of Americans’ social media resolutions in 2012, Posterous commissioned a study with Harris Interactive and published the findings at 2012socialmediaresolutions.com

When it comes to social media, we’ve all developed some bad habits.  So, with the help of True Blood star and Posterous geek Janina Gavankar, we ask you, "What's your New Year's social media resolution?"

To warm you up to the idea of sharing, we have several Kindle Fires to give away! 

Choose one way to participate:

1. Tweet what your social media resolution is from 2012socialmediaresolutions.com. Make sure your tweet has the hashtag #SocialMediaResolution. The more you tweet, the more chances you have to win!

2. Submit a short video clip announcing what your social media resolution is to smnyr@posterous.com or by filling out this form.

3. Leave a comment on this blog post with your resolution.

The contest ends January 31st.

Here's a glimpse at what others are sharing: 

my SMNYR is to take more pictures of people & less of food #peoplespotting vs. #foodspotting :) 2012socialmediaresolutions.com #SocialMediaResolution

— Brian Frank (@bfrank) January 4, 2012

Streamline my social media networks & Spend more time with my blogs.2012socialmediaresolutions.com #SocialMediaResolution

— Tina Bright (@mistybright) January 5, 2012

i resolve to clean up my followers and block spammers more often! #socialmediaresolution 2012socialmediaresolutions.com #SocialMediaResolution

— Stephanie(@scg003twitparty) January 5, 2012

Let's get the New Year started the right way!

Robert-Paul Jansen is a photographer based in the south of the Netherlands. He captures the world around him to share in his aptly titeld photoblog, things I see. Interestingly, all his post-processing of his images is done on his iPhone and sent from the Posterous Spaces iPhone app.

What kind of photography are you interested in?

I love looking at photography in general, but I prefer landscapes and street photography. Photography is a tool to capture the world. You create history.  

That’s what I love about it. I also love looking at old photographs and see what living in those times was like. Not only the subjects and surroundings on the photos are different, also the material and look of the photographs themselves change over time.

What's in your photography toolkit? 

I use two cameras, the Nikon d5100 and the iPhone 4. Mostly I go out with both of them and decide which one to use for a specific shot. Sometimes I use both and make the decision at home, while processing.

I also have a monopod and tripod and us ‘the Glif’ to be able to use my iPhone on it to shoot panoramas, hdr photos or film. 

All my photos are processed on my iPhone. With the new iPhone 4s it’s more and more possible to process my 16MB photos from the d5100 on it. 

Why did you choose Posterous as your platform of choice?

I have tried Posterous and tumblr since I started using the iPhone to take and share photos. I made the decision to stick with Posterous exclusively in the beginning of this year. Why? It just worked. One of the things I like about Posterous is the autopost feature. It just saves me a lot of time.

All my posts (photos) are shared automatically on twitter and facebook. And I’m thinking of adding flickr and Picasa to the autopost as well. The photos on Facebook are put directly on my timeline as if I have uploaded it directly to Facebook while other services put very tiny thumbnail in the timeline . With Posterous autopost you get a nice looking photo. Autosharing on twitter adds the tagging which I love as well. 

What are some of your favorite shots?

Its really hard to pick my favorites. Each and every photo has a story behind it. But to show three:

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Check out these other Posterous Spaces examples: 

Gym Hero Blog - Gym Hero is an iPhone app to track and document your workout routines and fitness.

The Oregonian - Photos and thoughts from The Oregonian newspaper in Portland, Oregon.

Perpetual Sandwich! - (a chronicle of sorts)

Submit your Posterous Space to our inspiration center!