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Posterous launches Super-fast Post Commenting

Don't wait anymore to load another page -- just load the comments in place and get into the conversation immediately. Try it today. Just click on a "Comment" button anywhere on any post, and let us know what you think.

AJAX for the win! It's simple and fun.

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Posted by Garry Tan 

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New feature: Kills comment spam dead

We just got our first batch of comment spam to users who have decided to allow public comments. Our response: DIE, SPAMMERS!

We've plugged into an industry-leading comment-spam fighting platform (we're not telling who) that will just bounce the spammers on their asses. Thanks to posterous user Bwana for reporting the issue earlier this afternoon. We're all about fast response.

Thanks for using posterous.

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Posted by Garry Tan 

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New features: Change your site name and Opt-in to comment notifications

We've rolled out a couple new features that we hope you'll enjoy.

First is changing your address. Just hit Edit Site and you'll see the rest. Keep in mind you'll lose your current site name so if you've been using your site for a while, you might not want to do this.

Second is being able to opt-in/opt-out of email comment notifications. Later, if you get sick of receiving them, you can click "Don't notify me" on the same post page next to the comment you created.

Keep on postin', friends...

   

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Posted by Garry Tan 

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Introducing commenting via email

Yesterday we introduced commenting via email. When someone comments on your post, you get an email. No need to visit the web to post another comment, just hit reply! Your comment will be added to the post and emailed to other users on the thread.

Email is not only the easiest way to share files, but it's the easiest way to comment on posts and communicate with friends. It's very natural to have a conversation over email regarding that mp3 you just shared or the photos from your vacation you just posted. And that's why we introduced commenting via email.

We hope it leads to more commenting on posts. Let us know what you think!

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Custom site names! A favicon! An upgraded comment system!

The My Accounts page has been updated with a few new features -- you can now have a custom personalized site name instead of "your_username's posterous". In addition, you can add a subhead that will appear directly under your site name too.

We also added a posterous favicon, which you should be seeing in your browser bar right now. Isn't it cute?

Finally, you'll notice some improvements to the comment system. We support some HTML in comments now, and properly take care to make all links in comments have the "rel=nofollow" tag. Comment spammers, stay away!

Rest assured we're in the process of another major redesign that will help keep the Posterous UI clean and make it easier to get to things. We're brewing up some good stuff, but keep your feedback pouring in. Thanks for your support.

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Posted by Garry Tan 

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