9 Best Articles in 2021
The Wall Street Journal
Verizon to Sell Tumblr to WordPress Owner
The Wall Street Journal
2 min read · From 2019 · Verizon has agreed to sell its blogging website Tumblr to the owner of popular online-publishing tool WordPress, unloading for a nominal amount a site that once fetched a purchase price of more than…
New York Magazine
Tumblr’s Unclear Future Shows That There’s No Money in Internet Culture
New York Magazine
5 min read · From 2017 · The future of Tumblr is still an open question. The site is enormously popular among the coveted youth crowd — that’s partly why then-CEO Marissa Mayer paid $1 billion for the property in 2013 — but despite a user base near the size of Instagram’s, Tumblr never quite figured out how to make money at the level Facebook has led managers and shareholders to expect.
The Verge
Tumblr will ban all adult content on December 17th
The Verge
6 min read · From 2018 · The ban includes explicit sexual content and nudity with some exceptions.
Mashable
How Yahoo derailed Tumblr
Mashable
~13 min read · From 2016 · Marissa Mayer was running late. This time, it wasn’t for a dinner with skeptical advertisers nor a conference call with her inner circle of Yahoo executives. She was late for a rare meeting with much ...
The Verge
Exclusive: Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg on what’s next for Tumblr
The Verge
~18 min read · From 2019 · Blogging is back, hopefully
Axios
Verizon agrees to sell Tumblr to owner of Wordpress
Axios
1 min read · From 2019 · Yahoo acquired the company in 2013 for $1.1 billion.
Gizmodo
Tumblr's Porn Filter Flags Its Own Examples of 'Permitted' Nudity
Gizmodo
1 min read · From 2018 · According to Tumblr, its new adult content ban doesn’t effect images of “female-presenting nipples” that involve medical situations, are related to political speech, or appear in artwork. Tumblr itself, however, apparently can’t come up with four examples of this its porn filter actually allows.
TechCrunch
Tumblr Overtakes Instagram As Fastest-Growing Social Platform,…
TechCrunch
6 min read · From 2014 · With 1.35 billion active monthly users, Facebook continues to be the world’s largest social network by some margin, but when it comes to picking up new users, it appears to have reached a…
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Automattic + Tumblr
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1 min read · From 2019 · Those of you who’ve followed my Tumblr over the years have probably come to expect a mix of travel photos and the occasional link to my WordPress blog. Well, today is different. I’m delighted to…
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frontity.org
Frontity is joining Automattic
frontity.org
4 min read · Aug 30th · We're excited to announce that Frontity has been acquired by Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Tumblr and more.
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Raiders of the Lost Tumblr
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1 min read · Aug 11th · Killashandra by Michael Whelan
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WIL WHEATON dot TUMBLR dot COM
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Jul 26th · Did you know? During the 1980s Airstream produced around 32 funeral coaches. Designed to transport the deceased and family and flowers all at once – with space for a coffin, flowers and seating for…
TNW
Sexual predators are targeting vulnerable teens through online ‘anorexia coaching’
TNW
4 min read · Jul 26th · Anacoaches operate on numerous sites such as Twitter, TikTok, Tumblr and Kik. Despite this, these platforms haven’t addressed the problem.
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The New Republic
The Secret Lives of Tumblr Teens
The New Republic
20+ min read · From 2016 · How Tumblr's most popular teen comedy geniuses struck it rich—then lost it all.
The Verge
Young people still love Twitter — as screenshots on Instagram
The Verge
4 min read · From 2018 · Content from Twitter or Tumblr finds new, remixed life on Instagram
The Verge
Verizon is looking to sell Tumblr after squandering its potential
The Verge
1 min read · From 2019 · Where will Tumblr land next?
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1 min read · From 2015 · Log in to your Tumblr account to start posting to your blog.
EFF
Dear Tumblr: Banning "Adult Content" Won't Make Your Site Better But It Will Harm Sex-Positive Communities
EFF
6 min read · From 2018 · Social media platform Tumblr has announced a ban on so-called “adult content,” a move made, it seems, in reaction to Tumblr’s app being removed from the Apple app store. But while making the app more…
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2 Kinds of People
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From 2015 · There are only 2 kinds of people in this world...
The New York Times
What’s Next for Tumblr?
The New York Times
7 min read · From 2019 · Tumblr has a new owner who wants it to remain a happy home for weirdos.
CJR
Could WordPress + Tumblr create an alternative to Facebook?
CJR
7 min read · From 2019 · When Verizon announced earlier this week that it was selling Tumblr, the blogging platform Yahoo acquired in 2013 for $1.1 billion, most of the attention focused on the price: according to Axios, the…
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TV | Tumblr
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From 2015 · Post anything (from anywhere!), customize everything, and find and follow what you love. Create your own Tumblr blog today.
