Private company
Posterous
Logo: Posterous, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Simple blogging platform
Posterous was a simple blogging platform started in May 2008. It supported integrated and automatic posting to other social media tools such as Flickr, Twitter, and Facebook, a built-in Google Analytics package, and custom themes. It was based in San Francisco and funded by Y Combinator.2 It was founded by Garry Tan.1 It ceased to exist in 2013.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
May 2008Founded1
- Industrycontent1
- Websitewww.posterous.com
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Posterous was a simple blogging platform started in May 2008. It supported integrated and automatic posting to other social media tools such as Flickr, Twitter, and Facebook, a built-in Google Analytics package, and custom themes. It was based in San Francisco and funded by Y Combinator.2
Leadership
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Timeline
Links
- Websiteposterous.com1
- Websitewww.posterous.com1
- WikipediaPosterous
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ892309
Sources
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- 1WikidataPosterous on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaPosterous on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsPosterous logo by Posterous, Public domain