I'm in San Francisco for the winter break to meet a lot of friends. Guess who is based a half mile from where I'm putting up? =D I had lunch with the Posterous bunch, helped assemble some new furniture, followed by this great Christmas cake. These guys are just awesome. I'm going to be in town for a good couple of weeks so multiple visits here are guaranteed. So psyched!

Seriously, I don't think I've been so attached to any other product/tool/service/company like I have to Posterous. I'm not here to explain their features or sell their platform (well, not officially at least :), I just think it's the coolest company I've seen on the Internet in years. It feels a bit odd calling them a company since I know of only the 2 co-founders working on it. Yes, I'm a little emotionally attached because I found Posterous at the time that I was looking to find an outlet to express myself, but my blog has now evolved into a lot more - and that's all thanks to Posterous. I'm by no means their most prolific user but Posterous makes me want to blog more. I've got 3 Posterous blogs already and I know that I'm gonna get me some more to talk about other topics (that's when they allow me to have more than 3). I don't often pay for premium services on any website, but I would be more than happy to put my money into their premium services whenever they launch.

The pace at which Posterous has introduced new features since their launch a year back - and the absolute uniqueness and usability of those is seriously impressive. Their latest addition, which allows you to import any or all posts from your existing blogs on any other platform, makes it much easier for people to switch to Posterous. This, along with custom themes which is certainly their next big update, will make the decision to use Posterous as your primary blogging platform a no-brainer.

But more than any of their features, Posterous' trump card is it's co-founders - Garry and Sachin. I have no hesitation in admitting that I am probably one of their biggest fans, both of them. The attitude that they've created Posterous with, the sheer quality of their work, their non-belief in 'beta' rollouts, their humility in accepting feedback and their incomprehensibly quick and accurate email support amazes me. As a startup-lover and an entrepreneur-in-training myself, I must admit that these guys are one of my greatest inspirations, mainly because I have (sort-of) seen their company grow from the beginning (though I would love to get a closer look at the way they work). They're kind enough to share some of their insights and experiences on their own blogs. And to top it all off - both of them are fantastic photographers! :)

Anyway, this is my quick fanboy tribute to the one company I truly admire.

Cheers guys!

So I just got myself a new Posterous blog. That's where I'll be posting random thoughts and things I come across on the web. The idea is just to share stuff that I think is worth sharing (Posterous just makes is *so* easy). It'll also be my primary source of sharing stuff on Twitter (Yes, @aviraj is back on Twitter :D). As a learned mind once said "Knowledge sharing can only have two outcomes - Write or Wrong". Not that this blog has anything to do with knowledge, but yea, sharing is good.

Check it out -- http://randomthings.posterous.com/

So you'll be seeing a lot fewer posts tagged 'Random' on my primary blog. Hope you like the new blog. Of course, feedback is always welcome.

Yup, I've won a Peek Pronto! Posterous is giving away 5 and one of them is coming to me :) All I did was write this post on a sleepy Thursday night and I'm getting an early birthday present.

Man, this is probably the first time I'm actually winning something in my life. Wait, I did win the Supercars.net F1 Guessing Game 3 years in a row but then who'd give any prizes on a community forum? Oh and I did win a pair of Ray-Bans when I was about 7 for I-don't-know-what and so obviously never used. So this is pretty much a first.

Posterous made my day. I have more reason to love Posterous now. Not that I needed any, but this helps.