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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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Tumblr is a widely used and user-friendly blogging platform that has proven to be a useful tool for various purposes. According to users, …
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Tumblr for days

9 out of 10
June 24, 2016
Incentivized
I used to use Tumblr for my own personal work. It is interesting as a social media platform and allows for a lot more creative expression.
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Out for a Tumblr

9 out of 10
June 24, 2016
Incentivized
I, personally, use Tumblr to review media, connect with friends through shared posts and images, and to follow crafters who make work that …
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Tumblr!!!

10 out of 10
February 01, 2016
Incentivized
Tumbler is being used by a department. It allows for communication with customers and potential customers to learn about us.
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Timely tumblr

6 out of 10
January 22, 2016
Incentivized
It is very simple and easy to use. My work is very visual and Tumblr provides a great platform for more visual posts.
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Tumble into Tumblr

8 out of 10
August 25, 2015
Tumblr can actually be a fantastic tool for retail businesses . At our business, we have found it to be a great way to show new …
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Tumblr - worth a try!

7 out of 10
April 08, 2015
Tumblr provided a creative and more relaxed blog atmosphere for the PR, Communications company I used it for. It was in addition to a …
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Tumblr for You!

9 out of 10
January 13, 2014
We use Tumblr for our internal blog. After setting up accounts and testing numerous blogging tools, we decided Tumblr was the quickest and …
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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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  • No setup fee

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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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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

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:

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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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Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • 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.
June 24, 2016

Out for a Tumblr

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • 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.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • 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.
Matthew Hardesty | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Tumblr's demographics may serve some businesses very well.
  • We notice a higher rate of engagement with content shared on Tumblr vs. other leading social media.
  • It's very easy to build a Tumblr following (and typically quicker than Facebook).
  • Tumblr doesn't provide detailed engagement statistics (other than interactions over a predefined set of date ranges).
  • Reblogging items from another Tumblr blog is cumbersome and results in multiple page redirects/refreshes.
  • Tumblr's design and feature development is not well organized. These changes introduce variables that must be explained when reporting on KPIs.
March 04, 2016

Tumblr is Trustworthy

Constance Conklin | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • The ability to follow blogs that deal with very specific topics and POV is very useful, as they are generally well written and highly on point.
  • Being able to use a visual example within a "digital community" to say "is this what you mean?" is priceless.
  • When a team is "word smithing" something, such as a mission statement, using examples from Tumblr is very effective.
  • The search function could be more robust and detailed.
  • I personally like the randomized visual layout of examples, but some team members found it to be annoying.
  • The "recommended for you" feature rarely makes a lot of sense to me...
February 01, 2016

Tumblr!!!

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
  • Image sharing
  • Content sharing
  • Community building
  • Consistent updates
  • Better theme creation tools
  • Cleaner chat interface
August 25, 2015

Tumble into Tumblr

Sara Gee | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Tumblr is very accessible as a download for cell phones.
  • It's free to use.
  • It allows for employees who might not otherwise have the opportunity to express creativity at work to do so for the benefit of your business.
  • It can be hard to get followers, similar to Twitter.
  • Also similar to Twitter, its possible to get followers that are in no way interested in your business and seeking to promote themselves.
  • If you want to use Tumblr to promote your products online, it can be a trial and error process that can be frustrating for businesses that have little experience with photography.
April 08, 2015

Tumblr - worth a try!

Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • I found Tumblr to be user friendly and quick to pick up.
  • Tumblr has a very helpful scheduling tool which allows you to create posts and schedule them for later dates and times. You can edit posts that are scheduled as well.
  • I really liked the ability to easily edit a post after it had already been posted.
  • The scheduling aspect is nice, but it would be better if you could choose a specific date and time rather than a block of time.
  • Sometimes I had issues when I would add a hyperlink.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Visually appealing: given that Tumblr is primarily a photo blog - although it has grown into so much more than that - there is an element of attractiveness and consistency to Tumblr. There are templates that you can use when creating your posts, like any user-friendly web tool, and I feel these are helpful in keeping that clean visual consistency.
  • Flexible: it may seem like a small thing, but Tumblr allows you to easily schedule or queue your blogs for future posting. You are able to schedule these posts in such an intuitive way (by typing, for example, "tomorrow, 9 AM" instead of "Thursday, 3/20, at 9:00 AM"), and ensure that your writing is being disseminated in exactly the way you choose.
  • At times, using Tumblr to post various media can feel a bit clumsy. There are some kinks that could be worked out in terms of how pictures are uploaded or copied over from another website, but I don't feel that this ever hinders my use of the tool.
Carla Riseman | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Tumblr integrates with other platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. This helps increase the reach of a piece of content.
  • Tumblr is easy to set up and use.
  • Tumblr is easily customizable.
  • Tumblr has a great mobile app for on-the-go publishing.
  • Tumblr has several free themes that suit many different types of publishing needs.
  • Tumblr doesn't pull the image thumbnail directly from a link, so the user has to manually input an image link as well when publishing a link post.
  • Some of Tumblr's themes have functionality issues (for instance, the tweets widget may not always work in some themes).
  • Tumblr does not support ads.
January 13, 2014

Tumblr for You!

Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
  • Intuitive ease of use. It was easy to set up and get the account running immediately.
  • Simplicity. Adding text, pictures and video was easy.
  • Look & Feel. For the low maintenance approach we were aiming for, we were surprised that the site actually looked pretty slick.
  • Themes. Not a lot to choose from. I guess when it's free, you can't expect a lot of variety.
  • Videos. Occasionally, a video would take a long time to load or play.
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