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What is Tumblr?
Tumblr is a very easy to use microblogging platform and social networking website, owned and operated by Tumblr, Inc. The service allows users to post multimedia and other content to a short-form blog. Users can follow other users' blogs, as…
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What is Tumblr?
Tumblr is a very easy to use microblogging platform and social networking website, owned and operated by Tumblr, Inc. The service allows users to post multimedia and other content to a short-form blog. Users can follow other users' blogs, as well as make their blogs private.
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Tumblr is a very easy to use microblogging platform and social networking website, owned and operated by Tumblr, Inc. The service allows users to post multimedia and other content to a short-form blog. Users can follow other users' blogs, as well as make their blogs private.
Blogger and LiveJournal are common alternatives for Tumblr.
The most common users of Tumblr are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Tumblr is a widely used and user-friendly blogging platform that has proven to be a useful tool for various purposes. According to users, it is an effective platform for sharing updates, articles, and visual content with a wide audience. Retail businesses have found Tumblr to be particularly beneficial for showcasing new merchandise and attracting younger customers. By leveraging different effects on Tumblr, businesses can enhance the presentation of their products in a more appealing way. To ensure initial photographs are visually compelling, having someone with a photography or design background can be helpful. Regardless of the business size, creating a Tumblr account can open up an avenue to bring in new clientele.
For businesses using Tumblr, it's crucial to strike a balance with photo effects in order to present an accurate and flattering portrayal of merchandise. Making existing customers aware of the business's Tumblr account encourages them to follow and share it, potentially bringing in new business. Beyond businesses, Tumblr serves as a useful tool for groups aiming to align everyone on a common ground regarding current issues. The support of blogs and samples/examples of various product categories on Tumblr is especially beneficial for individuals who think visually. Furthermore, Tumblr is commonly used by content marketing teams, online personalities, PR agencies, and communication companies to easily share short-form and visual content with their respective target audiences. Overall, Tumblr's simplicity, creative atmosphere, and flexibility make it an attractive choice for individuals and organizations looking to engage with others through visual expression and storytelling.
Based on user reviews, here are the key recommendations for using Tumblr:
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Give Tumblr a try as it is worth exploring for basic image posting needs and as a simple place to post photos or journal entries. It offers an easy way to quickly get started and is cost-effective, especially for personal and small business use.
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Be mindful of the potentially weird content on Tumblr. While it offers diverse content, not everything may be to everyone's liking or appropriate. It is important to keep an open mind and be aware of this aspect before using the platform.
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Start an account on Tumblr to build a presence and spread the word about its features and uses. Users recommend having a general idea of what you want to do with Tumblr and finding easy-to-choose layouts and designs. However, if additional functionality like email sign-ups for coupons is required, considering alternative platforms such as WordPress might be necessary.
Overall, users appreciate Tumblr for its simplicity in meeting basic image posting needs but also acknowledge its limitations in terms of functionality and suitability for enterprise use.
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March 18, 2021
Great way to start conversations, but the limited feature set and scope hampers its impact.
We have been using Tumblr as a means for staff to share short stories, tips, and other content with each other. The focus of this content sharing practice has been an attempt to enhance engagement, but giving employees a way to share their thoughts, stories, and anything that might be going on as a means to get other employees involved in conversation. Whether it's best practices, or simply sharing a fun/engaging story to get a dialogue going, we encourage people to share and keep a conversation going.
- Simple microblogging platform that is easy to use.
- Easy to follow and share your own content.
- Wide variety of content for users to link to and respond to.
- Better filters to limit offensive or not safe for work content.
- More options for responding to posts.
- More robust privacy options to cater to a wider variety of users and needs.
- Positive: Increased engagement with staff.
- Positive: Stronger feeling of community and additional areas for dialogue in a less business-like setting.
- Negative: Additional privacy and policy considerations that may not be necessary for other platforms.
Above all else, the fact that Tumblr is free helps. However, I would only use it as a supplementary tool and not the sole tool. We have ultimately settled on MS Teams as the overall platform with potential Tumblr use up in the air in the future. If you're thinking of finding a platform to generate easy discussion and perhaps show others what it's like at your organization, it's worth giving Tumblr a shot. Ultimately, though, Tumblr is not well suited as a full scale communication platform (not that it's trying to be that, anyway).
March 09, 2021
Awesome tool for tumbling flow of publications
Tumblr is very useful for sharing any updates on technology or otherwise. When I have worked on a new technological piece, I could just write an article and share it through Tumblr so that anyone could look at the article and learn from it. This makes sharing with everyone very easy.
- Displaying structured information
- Providing multiple formatting tools
- Selection of templates
- Page layout cannot be fully altered
- Display formats need to be chosen from the templates
- There are no sorting options
- It helps reach broader audience
- It is free to use
- Publication of content could be done by anyone
Tumblr turns out to be better than Facebook Pages as it allows the pages to be in the form of customizable templates. It doesn't conform to specific rules for publications beyond the provided templates.
Compared to WordPress, Tumblr is much simpler to use. It doesn't require any page management skills.
Compared to WordPress, Tumblr is much simpler to use. It doesn't require any page management skills.
June 24, 2016
Out for a Tumblr
I, personally, use Tumblr to review media, connect with friends through shared posts and images, and to follow crafters who make work that I'm interested in. It acts as an easy-to-update starting platform for new business to reach out to consumers through tagging, spotlighted posts, and fanbases in a way that business websites cannot. It also allows people to connect one on one in an informal blog setting with direct messaging and links to external sites or services.
- Tagging posts - You can experiment with tags to get views and to organize your own posts for later review.
- Variety of post options - You can upload a good variety of media (text, image, sound, video, links) and set them to post on a schedule or immediately. This gives you some flexibility when scheduling online campaigns or keeping up with followers.
- Connecting communities - Tumblr is an informal network with a lot of followers, so it's a great platform for reaching out to youths and starting discussions. Many of the circles on this site involve information about news, culture, and activism while others serve as support groups or fanbases.
- Trigger tags should be a thing - Many people on tumblr are vulnerable to certain content, and it can be hard to avoid it. Maybe some of these tags would help restrict content.
- An in-line gif creator would be pretty cool.
- Verify celebrity accounts. I haven't looked for one in a while, but I remember that being a concern.
- Tumblr has helped me meet new people with similar interests.
- I used it for development blog postings for a game we worked on in college.
- N/A- Not really business oriented beyond linking to pages, but I don't have one of those businesses. I've just seen people use it for that.
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Tumblr has an incredibly user-friendly interface for both web and phone so it's idea for posting and reviewing online content. It also has a much larger community, though some of them are a bit too much for me. Thankfully, by choosing who you follow and pursuing tags, you can stick to content you're interested in and are more than able to try out new, challenging perspectives if you so choose.
June 24, 2016
Tumblr - Stacking up against other social media
Tumblr is used by myself and not for the organization. I use it to share interesting photos and also to follow other users who have interesting content. I once had to use it for a project where social media integration was needed. This helped me familiarize myself with the developer API.
- Tumblr is a great option for visual blogging and other posts with minimal texts.
- Users tend to post interesting and catchy posts that even goes beyond the boundaries of Tumblr and into other social media.
- Tumblr is free and can be used even by beginners. The user interface is very easy to learn and interact.
- Tumblr can improve by providing users with more customization options for their posts.
- It cannot be used as a complete alternative to other social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter.
- Google photos and Facebook helps users improve their photos by showing filter suggestions or auto toning. Tumblr currently doesn't have this option and would be a great addition to it.
- Tumblr is good to host images and to integrate with other applications, with its easy to use developer tools.
- Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
Tumblr is a light-weight alternative to Instagram if the user does not prefer using filters or editing the images too much. Twitter however, has better features compared to Tumblr and a higher user base, but posts on Twitter are short-lived as people tend to move on after a while. Tumblr can provide long-term exposure with posts.
January 22, 2016
Timely tumblr
It is very simple and easy to use. My work is very visual and Tumblr provides a great platform for more visual posts.
- Easy to post visuals
- Easy to search tags
- Easy to implement
- More professional options
- Better personalization
- More font options
- Increased efficiency
- Better customer satisfaction
- Can be seen as less professional