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As far as I know, Facebook Groups still doesn't send media along in its email updates. While most everyone is on Facebook, many family members I know don't chec

by bjtitus 16y ago

As far as I know, Facebook Groups still doesn't send media along in its email updates. While most everyone is on Facebook, many family members I know don't check it regularly enough to make it practical. Email is a different matter. I think Facebook definitely has the stronghold with familiarity, though. I'd expect their groups features to expand dramatically in 2011.

ryanwaggoner 16y ago
By default, you get emails in FB groups for each message and comment, just like Posterous, and you can respond via email to post new messages (each group has its own email address) or comments. You could interact with multiple groups without ever logging into FB (I know because I do :). I'm not sure about the media thing, though it's not really practical for video to attach the media...surely posterous doesn't do that either.
- radicaldreamer 16y ago
  It's the little things that make all the difference imo. For example, while Facebook Groups does allow commenting by email, if you attach a picture to a reply, it doesn't appear in the group. Secondly, I don't see many small businesses or even teams within large companies using Facebook Groups to collaborate.
  - ryanwaggoner 16y ago
    I don't see many small businesses or even teams within large companies using Facebook Groups to collaborate. Not sure if that's relevant, since I don't see any way that they start using Posterous for that. Whatever, I'm just throwing out my opinion that this doesn't seem like a big deal in Dec 2010. Maybe the ability to attach inline pictures will make all the difference, though.
    - a4agarwal 16y ago
      Plenty of business and teams use Posterous Sites already today. Some are using Posterous as their public, outward facing site, and others as an internal, collaboration tool. Many businesses also use Yahoo Groups or Google Groups today for email lists. Yet those products are pretty lacking. We think there's a real need for a modern email list solution and we're confident we can get users from individuals to businesses to bring their lists to Posterous.
mrampton 16y ago
Also, Facebook just doesn't handle images well; anything you upload is downsized (though I noticed they've started providing an option for Higher Quality uploads) and you have to look for outside solutions to simple tasks like downloading an album. This is one of the reasons why I upload on my posterous and have it autopost to FB.

by bjtitus 16y ago

ryanwaggoner 16y ago

By default, you get emails in FB groups for each message and comment, just like Posterous, and you can respond via email to post new messages (each group has its own email address) or comments. You could interact with multiple groups without ever logging into FB (I know because I do :). I'm not sure about the media thing, though it's not really practical for video to attach the media...surely posterous doesn't do that either.

radicaldreamer 16y ago
It's the little things that make all the difference imo. For example, while Facebook Groups does allow commenting by email, if you attach a picture to a reply, it doesn't appear in the group. Secondly, I don't see many small businesses or even teams within large companies using Facebook Groups to collaborate.
- ryanwaggoner 16y ago
  I don't see many small businesses or even teams within large companies using Facebook Groups to collaborate. Not sure if that's relevant, since I don't see any way that they start using Posterous for that. Whatever, I'm just throwing out my opinion that this doesn't seem like a big deal in Dec 2010. Maybe the ability to attach inline pictures will make all the difference, though.
  - a4agarwal 16y ago
    Plenty of business and teams use Posterous Sites already today. Some are using Posterous as their public, outward facing site, and others as an internal, collaboration tool. Many businesses also use Yahoo Groups or Google Groups today for email lists. Yet those products are pretty lacking. We think there's a real need for a modern email list solution and we're confident we can get users from individuals to businesses to bring their lists to Posterous.

mrampton 16y ago

Also, Facebook just doesn't handle images well; anything you upload is downsized (though I noticed they've started providing an option for Higher Quality uploads) and you have to look for outside solutions to simple tasks like downloading an album. This is one of the reasons why I upload on my posterous and have it autopost to FB.