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Ask HN: Best blogging platform at the current time?

I don't partake of social networking. Odd since I work in digital marketing but none the less, these are the pale facts. I wish to start a blog that contains photos and videos of things I like for no particular reason... it will not contain words. What would be the best platform to post these media on as at the current time? Thanks, M

mark_integerdsv 12y ago
Oh shit, I think it might know the answer and I think the answer might be Pinterest, how embarrassing - I'm a dude!
- stonogo 12y ago
  congratulations on your sexism
  - mark_integerdsv 12y ago
    OK, if it wasn't clear that that was me being facetious then let me make it clear - I was being facetious and poking fun at the fact that people think Pinterest is 'for girls' ...jeez guys. Incidentally I started my sexist Pinterest board last night, I have enjoyed using the platform thus far - the Chrome P button plugin is super handy.
bonn1 12y ago
Hard question and I went myself through this process two weeks ago. At the end I had Wordpress and Tumblr on the shortlist and went for Tumblr finally. At the end it heavily depends on your requirements. If want to self host and are heavily into SEO and customization then rather Wordpress, if you want built-in virality, a huge community and a social network touch then Tumblr is your friend. Both are quite powerful but I liked Tumblr a bit more because it feels/looks fresher and I needed it for a private blog and not for creating tons of traffic. Then I'd go for Wordpress with a custom domain and selfhosted.
- nunull 12y ago
  Another nice feature: WP and Tumblr both have iOS and Android, which can be very handy when it comes to posting photos and videos.
- mark_integerdsv 12y ago
  Thanks a stack - I went for Pinterest in the end, not much on my board yet but if you're super bored you can look here: https://www.pinterest.com/marki0427/shitidigandhavedug/ https://www.pinterest.com/marki0427/shitidigandhavedug/
dhogan 12y ago
If it is not to contain words, do you really need a blog? It seems as though Facebook and Twitter are quite well suited for sharing photos and videos, among a million other options.
aakilfernandes 12y ago
Di you know git? Use jekyll
general_failure 12y ago
Ghost (https://ghost.org/ https://ghost.org/)
- joshschreuder 12y ago
  I really like Ghost too. It's nowhere near as feature-full as other platforns but it's frequently updated with new features.
jk215 12y ago
Tumblr
chipotle_coyote 12y ago
For your specific use case, Tumblr is almost certainly the right call. It's a more capable platform than I think people sometimes see, even for long-form text, but "easily sharing photos and videos of things you like for no particular reason" could pretty much be Tumblr's corporate mission statement.
- rajacombinator 12y ago
  +1 for tumblr
atmosx 12y ago
Hm, use Tumblr with a domain name and you're all set.

mark_integerdsv 12y ago

Oh shit, I think it might know the answer and I think the answer might be Pinterest, how embarrassing - I'm a dude!

stonogo 12y ago
congratulations on your sexism
- mark_integerdsv 12y ago
  OK, if it wasn't clear that that was me being facetious then let me make it clear - I was being facetious and poking fun at the fact that people think Pinterest is 'for girls' ...jeez guys. Incidentally I started my sexist Pinterest board last night, I have enjoyed using the platform thus far - the Chrome P button plugin is super handy.

bonn1 12y ago

Hard question and I went myself through this process two weeks ago. At the end I had Wordpress and Tumblr on the shortlist and went for Tumblr finally. At the end it heavily depends on your requirements. If want to self host and are heavily into SEO and customization then rather Wordpress, if you want built-in virality, a huge community and a social network touch then Tumblr is your friend. Both are quite powerful but I liked Tumblr a bit more because it feels/looks fresher and I needed it for a private blog and not for creating tons of traffic. Then I'd go for Wordpress with a custom domain and selfhosted.

nunull 12y ago
Another nice feature: WP and Tumblr both have iOS and Android, which can be very handy when it comes to posting photos and videos.
mark_integerdsv 12y ago
Thanks a stack - I went for Pinterest in the end, not much on my board yet but if you're super bored you can look here: https://www.pinterest.com/marki0427/shitidigandhavedug/ https://www.pinterest.com/marki0427/shitidigandhavedug/

dhogan 12y ago

If it is not to contain words, do you really need a blog? It seems as though Facebook and Twitter are quite well suited for sharing photos and videos, among a million other options.

aakilfernandes 12y ago

Di you know git? Use jekyll

general_failure 12y ago

Ghost (https://ghost.org/ https://ghost.org/)

joshschreuder 12y ago
I really like Ghost too. It's nowhere near as feature-full as other platforns but it's frequently updated with new features.

jk215 12y ago

Tumblr

chipotle_coyote 12y ago

For your specific use case, Tumblr is almost certainly the right call. It's a more capable platform than I think people sometimes see, even for long-form text, but "easily sharing photos and videos of things you like for no particular reason" could pretty much be Tumblr's corporate mission statement.

rajacombinator 12y ago
+1 for tumblr

atmosx 12y ago

Hm, use Tumblr with a domain name and you're all set.