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Websitetumblr.com
Blogstaff.tumblr.com
CategoryConsumer Web
Employees

Offices

New York, USA
419 Park Ave. South, Suite 807
New York, NY, 10016
USA

People

Founder
Director
Lead Developer

Funding

Total$5.25M
Series A, 10/07
Spark Capital
Union Square Ventures
$750k
Series B, 12/08
Union Square Ventures
Spark Capital
$4.5M

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blog, tumblelog

Tumblr

Tumblr is a re-envisioning of tumblelogging, a subset of blogging that uses quick, mixed-media posts. The service hopes to do for the tumblelog what services like LiveJournal and Blogger did for the blog. The difference is that its extreme simplicity will make luring users a far easier task than acquiring users for traditional weblogging. Anytime a user sees something interesting online, they can click a quick “Share on Tumblr” bookmarklet that then tumbles the snippet directly. The result is varied string of media ranging links and text to pictures and videos that takes very little time and effort to maintain.

There is little to no learning curve involved in using tumblr. Features are intuitive and quick to establish. Users simply sign up and begin posting in a minute.

Videos

Above:

David Karp speaks about tumblr

Added: 4/17/09

Products

Tumblr

Websitetumblr.com
Blogstaff.tumblr.com
StageLive
Tags blogging-platform
Tumblr screenshot
Above: Tumblr Screenshot -- #1
Uploaded: 2/5/08
Tumblr screenshot
Above: Dashboard
Uploaded: 2/11/09
Tumblr screenshot
Above: Directory
Uploaded: 2/12/09

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Comments

Hector - April 24, 2009 at 11:08am
you have a ridiculous description that no one poor or old could understand. i should know, i am both poor AND 72 years old. My favorite ridiculous phrase? "Share on Tumblr bookmarklet that then tumbles the snippet directly." what the heck does that MEAN? F---A---I---L
Goldbricker - April 13, 2009 at 10:13am
I am a huge fan of tumblr. It's simple, clean and very, very easy to use. I use it as a way to document cool finding on the internet. I want to investigate the api, which I think will enable me to use tumblr as an engine to power a 'car' designed and host by me. With it's twitter app, feeding the bird when updates are made I see it as a great tool that should get stronger and stronger. Highly recommendable.
Becca - January 14, 2009 at 2:03pm
Just started using tumblr. It's all that--and more. Free, streamlined and easily customizable html!
Jeet - December 15, 2008 at 5:19am
Have been reading about tumblr for a long time but finally registered today. It can be called blogging with wings (and jet propulsion). :)

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  1. http://www.alleyinsider.com/2007/10/tumblr-funded-750k-vimeo.html (alleyinsider.com) []
  2. TechCrunch (techcrunch.com) []

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