[1] 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.
Mobile methods include sending an email, with attachments of photos, MP3s, documents, and video (both links and files).
The platform received wide attention[4] when leading social media expert Steve Rubel declared he was moving his blogging activity entirely to Posterous.
While this feature was very convenient, return e-mail addresses are easily spoofed, allowing for malicious users to post unwanted content on another person's blog.
[13] In January 2011, Posterous launched an app for the Android platform which was supported by 9 different phone models.
[17] Following the shutdown, Posterous URLs displayed a "bye" page showing an image of an astronaut with a spanner and a satellite.