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Tumblr Tuesday

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:49:25 -0500

Happy Tuesday, Tumblr! You survived another Monday, which is a start. The real question is: Will you survive after all those embarrassing photos of yourself from Halloween surface and spread around the web? I submit that you will, if only because you’ll be distracted by your addiction to all things Tumblr, including the following Tumblr Tuesday selections. They won’t judge you, even if your friends and family will.

The Day in Photos
The fine people at DailyMe run this exemplary photo blog which captures the news of the day. Everything is generously tagged, which is helpful when you’re looking for that perfect AP photo of a cute baby panda.

These Are My Dreams
If you’re into analyzing your dreams, you’ll want to stay awake for this. Zing! TAMD is a collective dream journal, which means this blog has a legitimate excuse for reading like the script from a Spike Jonze movie.

Black and WTF
This site makes me wish the internet had been around since photography was invented. Think of all the epic memes and intergenerational lulz we’d be sharing with our grandparents right now.

Fuck Yeah Venn Diagrams
Imagine if John Venn could see us now. He invented the Venn diagram in 1881 to demonstrate all hypothetically possible relations between sets and today we’re using them for comedic purposes. And I’m looking him up on Wikipedia. Madness.

Toby, Dave & Ian Explain XKCD
xkcd is, of course, a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language. Toby, Dave & Ian Explain XKCD is a Tumblr blog of answers, speculation, evidence, and interpretation.

Who do you nominate for next Tumblr Tuesday?

Reblog This Film Festival: Recap Last week we had the honor of...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:05:04 -0500

Reblog This Film Festival: Recap

Last week we had the honor of showcasing a few of the incredibly talented filmmakers on Tumblr. Spending the night with our esteemed film community in Hollywood was absolutely spectacular.

But even if you couldn’t make it, we’ve immortalized the event on tumblr.com/films. Go check out these unbelievable short films, print out a poster, and reblog your photos from the red carpet!

Theme designers! You can now include liked posts in your...

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:50:00 -0400

Theme designers! You can now include liked posts in your themes.

Get instructions in the Theme Docs.

See it in action on garyvaynerchuk.com and Newsweek.

Try it on your own blog with The Atlantic and Papercut themes.

Tumblr Tuesday

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:34:09 -0400

Reblog This Film Festival was last night in Hollywood, and it got me thinking… Sure, I could be bummed that it’s sunny and beautiful in Los Angeles while I’m stuck in a rainy New York. But then I realized I don’t need to go to Hollywood, I can bring Hollywood to me.

Let us now imagine what each of these Tumblr blogs would be like if they were turned into movies!

Watch It Grow
In a world filled with weak facial hair, one man fights against dirty looks and accusations of being a molester for the glory of possessing the most epic mustache of all time. Life as we know it hangs in the balance. With explosions!

Zombify
Terror. Dread. Cute zombies! A small, depressed town in rural America is overrun by the cutest and most adorable zombies that audiences have ever seen! The ignorant townspeople initially fight their invaders, but eventually learn to work with them to make a better world. With explosions!

From Me To You
A mild-mannered NYC photographer and collector finds more than he bargained for in a creepy old antique store. He’s forced to fight for his life as a shadowy government agency hunts for the secret he unearthed. With explosions!

Legos!
A young girl finds that the scenes she makes with her Lego building blocks turn into real life. She decides to use this power to help find her widowed dad a new wife, and learns along the way that you can’t force love and that pirates are awesome. With explosions!

Tom Oatmeal
Tom writes steamy romance novels, but has never felt love himself. After a horse bites off Tom’s hand, he hires a quirky female assistant to help him meet his upcoming deadline. Through a series of hijinks, both learn that you just might find the love of your life when you least expect it. Sadly, these two hate each other with a passion and will both die alone. With toast!

What? I like toast. Who do you nominate for next Tumblr Tuesday?

Photo

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:18:00 -0400

Now testing: “Read More” breaks Inserting a break...

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:44:24 -0400

Now testing: “Read More” breaks

Inserting a break will truncate your post so readers need to click “Read More” to view it in its entirety.

Themes can even style them using the new {block:More} tag!

{block:More}
    Read More
{/block:More}

You can add a break with the plain text and Markdown editors with the simple tag:

These are only available in Text Posts at the moment.

Woo!

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:45:00 -0400

Woo!

After more than 200 worldwide meetups, we wanted to help make...

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:03:00 -0400

After more than 200 worldwide meetups, we wanted to help make them easier to find and organize. Check out the new Tumblr Meetups page, where we’ll be tracking upcoming meetups. Organize your own and get a free Meetup Kit in the mail!

Tumblr Tuesday

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:24:37 -0400

Greetings, Tumblr! I’m coming to you live from a runaway balloon somewhere over Colorado. I’m risking my life here just to get publicity for Tumblr Tuesday and all the rad stuff you guys are doing. I figure that the GQ t-shirt guy from your Dashboard liveblogging in an out-of-control ballon is one hell of a story.

Crap! I’m losing altitude! Hold on, everyone.

Ugh. Good gravy! I’m stuck in some power lines. Somebody send help! Scramble the choppers! Shoot me down with a Red Ryder! Do something!

Fuck Yeah Dogs on Computers
As incredible as these guys are, I want to caution you from encouraging this type of canine behavior. Sure sure, Rex looks cute and innocent now, but give him some time and eventually he’ll be able to do your job and please your significant other.

Rappers That Suck
I’ve always had what I feel is a very rational fear of being forced to compete in a freestyle rap battle against a skillful opponent who deftly crushes me in front of a raucous crowd. This Tumblr blog gives me hope that, while I may still be forced to compete against my will, my opponent may totally suck.

Hello, New York
Well hello right back at’cha, blog! You sure do have some nice photos there. Granted, it’s got to be nearly impossible to take bad photos of the greatest city in the world, but you’ve picked the best of the best.

Prettify
Prettify will make your computer so sexy that you’ll want to take it to fine Italian restaurants. In no time you’ll be forced to admit that it’s the real thing, you’ll sever all ties with friends and family, and you’ll take your computer on a romantic getaway to Bora Bora.

elevenfourty
Courtney is a designer, writer, and journalism student. She writes about fashion and music, enjoys long walks on the beach, and is just your typical awesome Tumblr user.

I’m counting on you guys. Who do you nominate for next Tumblr Tuesday?

Tumblr iPhone 1.1 Sneak Peek! It’s been submitted to the...

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:54:08 -0400

Tumblr iPhone 1.1 Sneak Peek!

It’s been submitted to the App Store and should be live this week! Here’s a preview from its wonderful developer, Jeff Rock:

Video posts. Choose from your camera roll or capture a new video right from the app (iPhone 3GS only).

Native editing. Need to add tags or update a post on the go? Just tap the ‘edit’ button on a post in the Dashboard to load it up in a native post editor.

Search. Supports searching across Tumblr, in your Dashboard or on just your posts.

Built-in web browser. No more losing your place when you tap a link in Dashboard. Now a web browser will pop up and let you investigate the interwebs.

Post upload status. Never wonder how long it’s going to take that Audio post to upload again.

Post geotagging. Even I’m not sure what this is for, but I’m sure that it’s going to be awesome.

Rewritten Dashboard tab (replaces the Sites tab). See all your posts from each of your blogs, including drafts and queues.

Rewritten Advanced Post Options. New support for Save as draft, Add to Queue, Publish on, Custom post URL’s, Send to Twitter and Ask a question.

Dashboard now only reloads on command. Not every time you tap the tab. Sorry about that one :P

Better quality photo posts. Photos are now sent with less compression.

New bookmarklet format for links. More info coming once 1.1 goes live.

Bug Fixes:

Fixed a bug where a post that has been saved for later can become corrupted.

Fixed a bug where Photo posts can cause crashes.

Fixed memory leaks.

There’s even more, but most of it is stuff you won’t see. Much of the core of the application was rewired, re-factored, re-plumbed, simplified and enhanced. The end result being a snappier, more flexible code base that’s ready for all the stuff coming in 1.2 and beyond.

We’ll let you know once it goes live on the App Store!

Whoa.

Mark your calendars, because it is on. More details to come. And...

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:16:00 -0400

Mark your calendars, because it is on.

More details to come. And remember, submissions are due one week from today— Wednesday, October 21st at 5pm PST!

Tumblr Tuesday

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:03:00 -0400

You guys! Look at these Tumblrs I found. They were just sitting there in the answers to last week’s Tumblr Tuesday. That reminds me: Did you know that I visit and read every single suggestion you folks make? It’s true. I also make surprise visits to each site over the course of several weeks and perform an intense series of interviews with the Tumblr user to be sure they meet my strict guidelines.

And now… Five totally random Tumblr blogs!

Linus in Hats
Internet, meet Linus. Linus is a cat that wears fake hats and other things. Actually, I have to be honest with you people: I think these pics are photoshopped. Still, you should check it out to see a cat dressed up as Freddy Krueger, if nothing else.

Urlesque on Tumblr
Urlesque is the hub for internet culture and trends, and their Tumblr blog is the drawing board where memes first take hold.

Little Finds for Halloween
Whoa, there’s only 17 days until Halloween? I need to get started on my costume. I’m going to go as my Tumblr Dashboard. I don’t have much time to practice my cat-shark-Scarlett Johansson-Gary Busey-Scarlett Johansson impression.

Proof …Math Is Beautiful!
Beautiful? Are you sure we’re talking about the same Math? The one with all the numbers and stuff? Yeah, the one I’m talking about has a great personality. Okay, moderately attractive, but that’s as far as I’ll go.

Internet Archaeology Blog
Wow. I had forgotten how junky the internet used to look. What was going on back then? My theory is that we were all so blown away with technological prowess that we didn’t even notice that everything looked horrible. Good times.

Now you! Who do you nominate for next Tumblr Tuesday?

D.C. National Equality March Meetup

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:09:37 -0400

D.C. National Equality March Meetup:

Saturday, October 10th, 7pm

Nellie’s Sports Bar

SmarterCities launched last week as a platform to submit your...

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:00:00 -0400

SmarterCities launched last week as a platform to submit your ideas for local change. It’s an enthusiastic and valuable idea, and it was a pleasure working with the smart folks at IBM to get this project on its feet.

It was fun using as many colors as I could think of. Can you find all 6,000?

Tumblr Tuesday

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:50:29 -0400

Hey gang! How’s it going? Man, you guys wouldn’t believe some of the amazing things we’re working on over here at Tumblr HQ. There’s something magical around every corner. It’s pretty much exactly like Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory without the fruit-coated wallpaper (I’ve checked).

On the other hand, we do spontaneously break into song after sending disobedient children to their doom.

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls… The latest five picks for Tumblr Tuesday:

We love stop-motion
You’ll find the best stop-motion, timelapse, pixilation, and claymation videos on the web at this Tumblr blog. Videos are curated with a love for this timeless (see what I did there?) art, and submissions are encouraged.

Neighborhoodr
Neighborhoodr is a reader-generated blog network where anyone can quickly and easily post about what’s happening in their neighborhood. Focused exclusively on New York City for the moment, the network is made up of over 60 Tumblr blogs with each assigned to a specific neighborhood.

Funny or Die
Whoa, it’s the official Tumblr of Funny of Die! There’s lots of funny pictures and videos here that I’m sure you’ll love, and I’m not just saying that because they promised me a free t-shirt. (Look: I’m a sucker for free t-shirts.)

Let’s All Help Brett Davis Meet Jeff Goldblum
Brett Davis has a dream. You may not think it’s a very noble dream, but that’s because you’re not Brett Davis. If you were, you’d undoubtedly agree that the opportunity to meet the star of such films as The Fly and Jurassic Park is not only noble, it’s a moral imperative.

Awesome YouTube Comments
It’s my sincere hope, of course, that advanced alien civilizations never find out about this website. For if they do, the entire human race could be dismissed as nothing more than idiotic mouth breathers and forced into bondage by irate extraterrestrials. As much as I enjoy a good laugh, I can’t support gambling with the downfall of humanity like this.

Now it’s your turn! What are some other Tumblr blogs that you’d recommend?

October 2007: Ruben Fleischer joins Tumblr. October 2009: Ruben...

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:41:11 -0400

October 2007: Ruben Fleischer joins Tumblr.

October 2009: Ruben Fleischer’s major motion picture directorial debut, Zombieland, finishes out the weekend as the highest grossing movie at the box office.

The man makes good decisions. Congrats, Ruben!

London Meetup

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:59:00 -0400

London Meetup:

Saturday, October 10th, 7pm

The Volunteer

Details here!

Tumblatte (by pacificmidwest, via We Heart Tumblr)

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:30:00 -0400

Tumblatte (by pacificmidwest, via We Heart Tumblr)

Updating Tumblr's Terms of Service

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:54:20 -0400

We launched Tumblr with a boilerplate Terms of Service that we never felt truly captured our company’s philosophy. We’re determined to be the best place for everyone in the world to share the things they love and create. In keeping up with that motto, we felt like it was time for a little update and clarification in our Terms of Service. Two key points:

You own and control what you share on Tumblr - and we want your experience here to be perfect.
You’re free to remove any of your content or delete your account at any time. If you do, your content remains your own and we’ll do our best to promptly remove it from Tumblr.

We want Tumblr to be a place where creativity, originality, and sharing are embraced and we hope we’ve crafted a Terms of Service that makes everyone comfortable and happy. Like everything we launch, this is still a work in progress, and we’d love to hear your feedback. If you have any thoughts or questions, please don’t hesitate to let us know!

Now testing: Upload photos in Text posts Take it for a spin!...

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:14:17 -0400

Now testing: Upload photos in Text posts

Take it for a spin! Let us know if you catch anything acting funny.