It seems cool kids have taken to Tumblr micro-blogging these days and a lot of them are also wordpress bloggers. A Tumblr blog is a great place to keep a wide variety of what have you. My tumblr scrapbook blog contains my blogging notes and other bit and pieces. Sometimes I use them in “how to” wordpress.com blogging tips posts which are published on this blog.
Tumblr blogs are easy to set up and there are nice themes to choose from that allow for tweaking and much more. So why not have one?
(1) Mobile posting - Post text, photos, MP3s, or videos (if you have Vimeo enabled) directly from your mobile phone. You can use the Subject line to attach a caption to photos. Remember that anyone can use this address, so keep it private. If you need to, you can reset this address.
(2) Mobile browsing - To browse your tumblelog on a phone or PDA, just add “/mobile” to the URL
(3) Tumblet widget – Mac users, install the Tumblet Dashboard Widget to quickly post text blurbs from your desktop. Mac OS 10.4 or newer required.
(4) Post via Instant Message – To post to Tumblr through AOL Instant Messenger,
just add TumblrBot to your buddy list.
(5) Embed your tumblelog - If you want to incorporate your tumblelog on a web page other than Tumblr, you can use the following code to embed your posts as basic HTML that you can skin with CSS
(6) Bookmarklet – Drag the button to your Bookmarks Bar to quickly post content to your tumblelog.
(7) Feeds (cannot be used as spammer and splogger tools) – Feeds let you actively import your posts from up to five other sites. You may only import content you create. If you import other people’s content, your account will be suspended. For more information on feeds, check out their help section.
(8) “Public” or Private” groups – A full-featured tumblelog with the special ability to invite others to post. Once invited, members share full control.
(9) Domains – Use a custom domain name with Tumblr and use Google Analytics to measure your traffic.
(10) Several customizable themes are available but, if you prefer you can create a custom HTML theme for your tumblelog.
(11) Build your own apps with the Tumblr API.
(12) Clear terms of service, content and privacy policies
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chvnx
March 17, 2008
I love Twitter and Tumblr. I also tried out Pownce recently but I am not a big fan of the templates. They are just way too over crowded for me.
I post non-stop at chvnx.com since I switched to Tumblr. It’s so easy to use and it serves my needs perfectly. I don’t have a niche and posting random junk using Tumblr works so smoothly.
Although Twitter and Pownce are similar (both are social presence sites) I find that Tumblr is different all together. It offers so much more all while seeming so much simpler. I recently read on some random blog that Tumblr was probably going to receive the same ammount of attention in 2008 that Twitter got in 2007.
Only time will tell!
timethief
March 18, 2008
Hi there,
I also have Tumblr micro-blogs and like them very much. I agree with you that Tumblr is on the cutting edge of change in the blogosphere and will become popular in the upcoming year.
I have a limited amount of time to blog in and I don’t waste it on idle uninformed chatter. I do not “twitter” and I find it annoying when I subscribe to feeds that contain “twittering”. Really, when it comes to subscribing to feeds where bloggers are discussing beer and nachos or ramen noodles – give me a break! So if I subscribe to a feed and experience “twittering” that results in the kiss of death – I unsubscribe. If I experience linking to a blog that has very little content aside from a record of IM conversation – once again it’s the kiss of death – I drop delete the link.
I prefer to read actual posts that demonstrate research and writing skills as well as quality content that is in some way helpful to me. :-)
chvnx
June 4, 2008
Tumblr rules. I just made a new Tumblr theme and its available for download @ SkyLite.Tumblr.com.
Come check it out and feel free to follow my tumble log @ chvnx.com
timethief
June 4, 2008
Hi there. Thanks for posting. :)