What’s Between Blogging And Twitter? Instant Blogging (With Top 10 Examples)
If blogging is dead as some people are claiming and Twitter is microblogging which is short little bursts of mostly irrelevant information then there must be something in the middle that is not as extreme an option but still adds value, there is, Instant blogging. You will have noticed the rise in people using sites like Tumblr and Posterous to publish small bite sized pieces of content and it is a brilliant medium because it adds more long term value than just talking nonsense on twitter that will be forgotten by next week and is nowhere near as time consuming as blogging is. Instant blogging lets you have all the features of a normal blog but allows you to share content like photos, video, audio and text with the push of a button. The main reason why this form of blogging is getting more popular is because of mobile publishing, you could never post a full blog from our mobile but posting to Tumbrl or Posterous is very easily done. Here are the top 10 examples of sites that I like personally that are sitting in the middle and executing “instant blogging” perfectly…
This is why you are fat
Probably one of the biggest and best know uses of this format. This site shares some of the most disgusting food photos from around the world to show you why you are fat. The added beauty of this site is that you submit the content yourself so it is user powered.
The is why you are fat
Sad Guys on Trading Floors
The title gives a lot of it away and with the world in tough economic times recently this blog really captures the imagination with pictures from people around the world of traders looking sad. Simple but effective.
It’s All About the Bacon
One of the most popular memes on the internet for the last couple of years has been bacon with it coming in all shapes and sizes and this Tumblr blog captured the imagination of many by sharing daily stories about bacon from recipes to funny pictures.
It's all about the bacon
Garfield Minus Garfield
Again quite a simple concept with the popular Garfield comic strip with a twist. In this daily strip Garfield is removed and the man just talks to himself to give a totally different perspective. Facinating
Garfield minus garfield
What I wore today
Poppy is somebody I follow on Twitter and this Posterous blog really couldn’t be much simpler…she takes a photo of herself every day to show what she is wearing. It helps that Poppy has a colorful dress sense and although new this is the sort of simple trivial content that works perfectly.
What I wore today from Poppy
Kevin Rose
Kevin had pretty much given up blogging for the last couple of years and focused on Twitter but his new instant blog seems to have caught the imagination and fits his current style of producing content perfectly.
Kevin Rose is well known tech investor
Max Abelson’s Super Groovy Videos
Great music videos from over the years akk brought together for you in one place with a guy who clearly knows his music editing them for your pleasure. Easy viewing.
Max Abelson Videos
Gary Vaynerchuk
Well know for his videos and one of the biggest users of Tumblr to share his videos. A big fan of instant publishing and has a huge audience on this his personal site.
Gary Vaynerchuk on Tumblr
Sara Zucker
Really simple allows Sara to share all her latest fashion and cool design stuff. She has a great eye and the blog is fantastic for browsing through at your leisure to find some little style gems.
Sarah Zucker
Chef Food (my own effort)
I am not saying that this is in the top 10 in the world because I have only just started but I love the platform. I set it up in less than 5 minutes and I can publish posts from the Tumblr iPhone app and have them live in less than 20 seconds. It takes no work whatsoever and gives all my photos a home without me thinking about it.
Chef food is a food photo blog
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