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| Nov 28, 2023 | Tumblr+ kills Post+, its ill-fated subscription offering for creators | Tumblr’s ill-fated Post+ subscription service is shutting down, the company announced late on Monday. The service, which allowed creators to paywall select content for subscribers only, will no longer be an option Tumblr users can enable as... |
| Nov 28, 2023 | Tumblr ends Post+ feature, refocusing on core services | Tumblr, the popular microblogging platform, has announced the discontinuation of its Post+ feature, a subscription service allowing creators to charge for exclusive content access. This decision, effective from Dec. 1, marks a significant s... |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Tumblr to run on skeleton crew as parent company Automattic absorbs staff | According to a leaked memo, Tumblr’s longterm financial woes have reached a breaking point. Aside from a skeleton crew of essential workers in departments like trust and safety, the majority of Tumblr’s 139 workers will be reassigned to oth... |
| Jul 12, 2023 | Tumblr is losing $30M each year, CEO says | If we’ve learned anything from this past year of Twitter clones, CEO fights, shitposting and bad, money-grabbing policies, it’s this: Making a social media company profitable is hard!
After rolling out some unpopular features, Tumblr is now... |
| Feb 27, 2023 | Here’s how every social media company is adopting subscriptions | For the longest time, social media companies have relied on the fact that their service is “free” to use. All these companies banked on showing ads and getting some user data in return to let them use social networks without any charge. Now... |
| Feb 21, 2023 | Tumblr iOS revenue increased 125% since launching its parody of paid verification | Tumblr’s parody of paid verification has already delivered the social network and blogging platform a 125% boost in iOS in-app purchase revenue since November, according to a new analysis of the app’s in-app consumer spending. The company, ... |
| Nov 10, 2022 | Tumblr’s only viable business model is shitposting | As Elon Musk struggles to make people give Twitter $8 a month for a blue check, Tumblr had an idea: What if they offered users $8 for not one, but two blue checks?
Yes, you can legitimately buy two blue checks for your Tumblr blog. For the ... |
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| Sep 27, 2022 | No, Tumblr is not bringing back porn | Tumblr announced a “community labels” feature this week that will make it easier for bloggers to filter out sensitive content that they may not want to see. Now users can tag posts with labels pertaining to drug and alcohol addiction, viole... |
| Jun 4, 2022 | This Week in Apps: WWDC preview, hitting the Top Charts, Instagram’s AMBER Alerts | Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy.
The app industry continues to grow, with a record number of downloads and consumer sp... |
| Apr 20, 2022 | Tumblr said 420 Blaze it (but literally) | Yesterday, Tumblr rolled out Tumblr Blaze to all users over 18 in the United States. The feature lets users promote their content in the same way you might boost a tweet or a Facebook post on those respective platforms — you pay a set fee b... |
| Mar 30, 2022 | Tumblr expands its tip jar feature to enable blog-level tipping | Tumblr is expanding its tip jar feature by introducing blog-level tipping for its iOS and web applications, the company announced on Wednesday. The company rolled out its tip jar feature last month allowing users to leave tips on posts. Tod... |
| Feb 24, 2022 | If you give Tumblr $4.99 a month, you won’t have to see ads anymore | Tumblr announced today that it’s rolling out an ad-free browsing experience for web and mobile. On a monthly basis, you’ll have to pay $4.99 per month for what Tumblr calls “pure, unadulterated nonsense,” but its yearly price of $39.99 give... |
| Jul 22, 2021 | Trouble in fandom paradise: Tumblr users lash out against its beta subscription feature | The Tumblr community often refers to itself as the Wild West of the internet, and they’re not wrong. A text post with over 70,000 notes puts it best: “Tumblr is my favorite social media site because this place is literally uninhabitable for... |
| Mar 10, 2021 | Content Moderation Case Studies: The Challenges In Moderating Information Regarding Eating Disorders (2012) | Summary: In 2012, the Huffington Post did an expos? on eating disorder blogs, mainly on the site Tumblr. It discussed the world of ?thinspo? and ?thinspiration? blogs, that focused on building a community around losing unhealthy amounts of ... |
| Mar 10, 2021 | Content Moderation Case Studies: The Challenges In Moderating Information Regarding Eating Disorders (2012) | Summary: In 2012, the Huffington Post did an exposé on eating disorder blogs, mainly on the site Tumblr. It discussed the world of “thinspo” and “thinspiration” blogs, that focused on building a community around losing unhealthy amounts of ... |
| May 5, 2020 | Tumblr Moves Against Hate Speech and Deletes Millions of Reblogs | Nhx Tingson, Tech Times 05 May 2020, 10:05 am
Tumblr has recently announced their move to delete millions of reblogs related to Nazis and white supremacist contents as well as posts that promote hate speech.
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Tumblr decided... |
| May 4, 2020 | Tumblr now removes reblogs in violation of its hate-speech policy, not just the original posts | Tumblr is making a change to how it deals with hate speech on its blogging platform. The company announced today it will also remove the reblogs (repostings) from any blogs that were suspended for violating its policies around hate speech. ... |
| Aug 12, 2019 | Verizon is selling Tumblr to WordPress.com parent, Automattic | Six years after Yahoo purchased Tumblr for north of $1 billion, its parent corporation is selling the once-dominant blogging platform. WordPress owner Automattic Inc. has agreed to take the service off of Verizon’s hands. Terms of the deal ... |
| May 2, 2019 | Pornhub And Tumblr Just Might Make A Perfect Pairing | Chiang Mai, Thailand - March 22, 2016: screen shot of Tumblr application showing on Asus Zenfone 2... [+] mobile phone. Tumblr is a microblogging platform and social networking website Getty |
| Dec 17, 2018 | As adult content ban arrives, Tumblr clarifies and refines rules | Let’s talk about the grown-up stuff — the adult content that Tumblr says it’s banning starting today. The wording of the company’s initial plans was admittedly confusing, upsetting both artists and sex workers who have begun to rely on the ... |
| Dec 5, 2018 | Tumblr's New 'No Sex' Rules Show The Problems Of FOSTA And EU Copyright Directive In One Easy Move | As you may have heard by now, on Monday, Tumblr announced that in just a couple weeks it will be banning porn from its platform as part of a change to its rules. Now, of course, Tumblr has every right to run its platform however it sees fit... |
| Dec 5, 2018 | Tumblr’s porn ban is going about as badly as expected | Enlarge / This image carefully avoids any "female-presenting nipples" which would otherwise land it on Tumblr's naughty list.
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| Dec 4, 2018 | Tumblr is banning all porn – and the internet is not happy | More On: tumblr
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| Dec 4, 2018 | Tumblr banning adult content starting Dec. 17, citing porn concerns | Social-networking site Tumblr on Monday said it's prohibiting pornography and other adult content, with the new policy effective in two weeks.
The move comes weeks after Tumblr's app was yanked from Apple's App store after images of child p... |
| Dec 4, 2018 | Tumblr is banning all porn – and the internet is not happy | Say goodbye to Tumblr porn.
Starting Dec. 17 all adult content will be banned from the blogging platform — though the algorithm used to flag pornographic content is already malfunctioning, banning images as innocuous as someone’s bare neck.... |
| Dec 3, 2018 | Tumblr muda regras e proíbe conteúdo adulto | O Tumblr vai proibir conteúdo adulto a partir de 17 de dezembro, passando a seguir uma política semelhante ao Facebook e Instagram. Fotos e vídeos com nudez ou atos sexuais serão ocultados; haverá exceções em alguns casos, como posts sobre ... |
| Dec 3, 2018 | Tumblr will delete all porn from its platform | Tumblr, a microblogging service that’s impact on internet culture has been massive and unique, is preparing for a massive change that’s sure to upset many of its millions of users.
On December 17, Tumblr will be banning porn, errr “adult co... |
| Oct 17, 2018 | Tumblr says it’s fixed a security bug, but says ‘no evidence’ any user data was exposed | Tumblr has disclosed a security vulnerability on its site that in some cases could have exposed account information.
The bug was found in the part of the site that recommends other Tumblr blogs to users, according to a blog post. The bloggi... |
| Mar 24, 2018 | Et tu, Tumblr? Blogging site says it was used by Russia to spread fake news in 2016 | When it comes to talk of Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election that saw Donald Trump catapulted to power, the focus has been very much on Facebook and Twitter. But now the blogging platform Tumblr has held its hand up an... |
| Mar 23, 2018 | Tumblr confirms 84 accounts linked to Kremlin trolls | Tumblr has confirmed that Kremlin trolls were active on its platform during the 2016 US presidential elections.
In a blog post today the social platform writes that it is “taking steps to protect against future interference in our political... |
| Jul 11, 2017 | How Companies Are Marking the Battle for the Net Protest | July 11, 2017 9 min read
This Wednesday, some of your favorite websites and apps might not load as quickly as usual -- if they load at all.
Before you express outrage (or throw your device across the room in frustration), take note: The com... |
| Jun 26, 2017 | Tumblr apologizes for blocking innocuous LGBTQ+ content with Safe Mode | Google recently caused controversy and upset by censoring LGBTQ videos from appearing in Restricted Mode on YouTube. The company later apologized, fixed the problem, and then updated its policies. Now Tumblr has found itself caught up in a ... |
| Jun 24, 2017 | Tumblr says it fixed the ‘Safe Mode’ glitch that hid innocent posts, including LGBTQ+ content | Tumblr this week introduced a “safe mode” for its service, which combines the company’s previously available “safe search” functionality with a new filter that would hide “sensitive” content from the site’s main Dashboard, using an overlay.... |
| Jun 20, 2017 | Tumblr rolls out new content filtering tools with launch of ‘Safe Mode’ | Tumblr this morning is rolling out a significant update to its content filtering system with the launch of a new “Safe Mode” for browsing content on its site. While the company already offered the ability to filter explicit content from its... |
| Apr 18, 2017 | Tumblr launches Cabana, a new app for watching videos with friends | Tumblr today is launching a new app, called Cabana, which allows a group of friends to video chat and watch videos together, in real time. The app is being introduced under the Tumblr brand, and will cater to the type of users who frequent ... |
| Jan 25, 2017 | Tumblr For iOS And Android Updated, Now Add Filters And Stickers To Photos | Amy Gordon, Tech Times 25 January 2017, 10:01 am
Inspired by Snapchat and Instagram, Tumblr is all set to introduce stickers and photo filters for its Android and iOS app users.
The update to Tumblr's iOS and Android apps will also bring mo... |
| Jan 24, 2017 | Tumblr now lets you add stickers and filters to photos and GIFs in its mobile app | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Tumblr is launching new creative tools for users to personalize their photos and animated GIFs. Starting today, the Yahoo-owned company... |
| Jan 24, 2017 | Tumblr brings photo filters and stickers to its iOS, iMessage and Android apps | Tumblr today is launching two new tools for creative expression, stickers and filters, which could become another revenue stream for the Yahoo-owned company, if it chooses to go in that direction in the future. Available only on mobile, use... |
| Jan 19, 2017 | What the Five Year Anniversary of the SOPA/PIPA Blackout Can Teach Congress About Tech | Five years ago this week, Americans opened their internet browsers and saw darkness. |
| Oct 27, 2016 | Yahoo releases transparency report in wake of spying revelations | Yahoo released its semiannual transparency report today, the first issued by the company since Reuters revealed earlier this month that Yahoo scanned its users’ email accounts at the behest of the U.S. government.
In an effort to inform con... |
| Sep 22, 2016 | Tumblr Website Now Supports Apple's Live Photos: Here's How It Works | Sumit Passary, Tech Times 22 September 2016, 08:09 am
Tumblr, a microblogging and social networking service, is bringing Apple Live Photos to the web.
Apple first introduced Live Photos in the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus running on iOS... |
| Sep 20, 2016 | Tumblr now supports Live Photos on the web, open-sources JavaScript library | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Last year, Tumblr announced it would support Live Photos on its mobile apps. Fast-forward 10 months and the company is bringing that fe... |
| Sep 20, 2016 | Tumblr brings Apple’s Live Photos to the web | Tumblr today is bringing Live Photos to the web version of its service, while also rolling out tools that will allow other web developers to do the same. The company has released an open source JavaScript library it calls “Laphs” — or Live ... |
| Sep 9, 2016 | Tumblr to roll out affiliate links across all users’ blogs | Tumblr announced on Thursday it intends to roll out affiliate codes across its site – meaning all users’ blogs – as a means of generating additional revenue. The Yahoo-owned blogging platform teamed up with VigLink to make this transition, ... |
| Jul 28, 2016 | Tumblr Ads Rolling Out So Bloggers Can Start Making Money From Their Sites | Alexandra Burlacu, Tech Times 28 July 2016, 09:07 am
Blogging platform Tumblr is rolling out ads on Thursday, and it wants to share the generated revenue with its bloggers.
Tumblr has had advertising for a while, such as sponsored posts and... |
| Jul 27, 2016 | Tumblr Adds YouTube-Style Revenue Sharing for Its Bloggers | Tumblr made a quiet announcement yesterday: They're allowing users to make money off of ads that will be added to their blogs. The micro-blogging site will start the process by introducing ads on all blogs, with an opt-out button available ... |
| Jul 27, 2016 | Tumblr to introduce ads across all blogs | Tumblr this week quietly announced plans to roll out a new advertising program across its site which will see it implementing ads across users’ blogs. The company did not provide specific details on how the program will operate, but it appe... |
| Jun 21, 2016 | Tumblr launches live video support in partnership with YouTube, YouNow and others | Tumblr this morning announced support for live video on its service, confirming our report from yesterday that such a move was in the works. The feature will allow Tumblr users to live stream video directly to their followers’ Dashboards, a... |
| May 31, 2016 | Recently confirmed Myspace hack could be the largest yet | You might not have thought of – much less visited – Myspace in years. (Yes, it’s still around. Time, Inc. acquired it and other properties when it bought Viant earlier this year.) But user data never really dies, unfortunately. For Myspace’... |
| May 30, 2016 | Katy Perry’s Twitter account, the platform’s most followed, got hacked | Many of Katy Perry’s 89 million Twitter followers—the most on the platform—were probably intrigued and confused when the pop star tweeted supposed archnemesis Taylor Swift this morning. As it turns out, that tweet—along with several others ... |
| May 30, 2016 | Hackers Stole 65 Million Passwords From Tumblr, New Analysis Reveals | On May 12, Tumblr revealed that it had just found out about a 2013 data breach affecting "a set" of users' email addresses and passwords, but the company refused to reveal how many users were affected.
As it turns out, that number... |
| May 10, 2016 | Tumblr launches Labs so users can test experimental features | Yahoo-owned blogging platform Tumblr quietly launched a new program today called Tumblr Labs that will allow users to opt-in to testing out new and experimental features on the site. Some of the initial experiments are of a more frivolous n... |
| Jan 15, 2016 | Tumblr Updates iOS App With GIF Button | Last summer, Tumblr launched the GIF button for its web version. The feature finally hit the Android app just last month.
At the time, Tumblr said the function would come to iOS soon, and soon is now. As SocialTimes reports, the new Tumblr ... |
| Nov 18, 2015 | How To Turn Your Photos And Videos Into GIFs With Tumblr's New GIF Maker For iOS | Horia Ungureanu, Tech Times 18 November 2015, 08:11 am
With GIFs being increasingly popular, it was only a matter of time before big names from social media focused their attention on the catchy dynamic files. Tumblr did so and released a t... |
| Nov 11, 2015 | Tumblr Messaging Is Now A Reality | Tumblr announced that it is rolling out messaging, which should go a long way in making the service more social while making users happy about a much-wanted functionality.
Frankly, it’s hard to believe Tumblr hasn’t had this until now, but ... |
| Oct 2, 2015 | Tumblr Lets You Decide If You Want Your Blog Viewable On The Web Or Not | Vincent Lanaria, Tech Times 02 October 2015, 05:10 am
Tumblr has rolled out a privacy measure that allows online users to take blog security up a notch, effectively keeping out unwanted visitors.
The new feature lets users toggle their blog... |
| Oct 2, 2015 | You Can Now Hide Your Tumblr Blog from the Web | Though many bloggers are looking for more eyes on their content, some might be looking for fewer, if they have a tendency to be the target of abusive trolls.
Now, Tumblr is adding what it calls a “simple layer of privacy to let you better c... |
| Sep 2, 2015 | Tumblr Finally Makes “Reblogs” More Readable, Especially On Mobile Devices | One of blogging site Tumblr’s flagship features, the reblog – meaning the reposting of another person’s content onto your own site – is getting a significant makeover starting today. The company is introducing a change as to how these reblo... |
| Jun 10, 2015 | How these six industries are using SMS to strengthen customer relationships | In a mobile-first world, SMS is proving to be one of the most essential tools for businesses. From its critical role in communicating with customers globally to providing top security, this series produced by Nexmo explores key aspects of S... |
| May 12, 2015 | You can now search Tumblr for full text in addition to tags | Tumblr will now let you search the site for full text rather than just tags, making it much easier to find exactly the kind of content you’re looking for on the blog site.
In addition to full text enabled search, the site will also allow us... |
| Apr 15, 2015 | Tumblr 4.0 comes to iOS with new video features, filtered search, and more | Tumblr for iOS is getting a bit of a makeover this morning, including an updated icon, new video posting features, and a way to see what’s trending on Tumblr.
First, the blogging platform updated its iOS icon so that it matches the white an... |
| Apr 15, 2015 | Tumblr 4.0 comes to iOS with new video features, filtered search, and more | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Tumblr for iOS is getting a bit of a makeover this morning, including an updated icon, new video posting features, and a way to see wha... |
| Feb 26, 2015 | Here’s what the Internet has to say about net neutrality | Earlier today the Federal Communications Commission voted to support strong net neutrality rules.
The reaction from many has been quite like that of Congressman Keith Ellison.
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| Feb 26, 2015 | Here’s what the Internet has to say about net neutrality | Earlier today the Federal Communications Commission voted to support strong net neutrality rules.
The reaction from many has been quite like that of Congressman Keith Ellison.
Oh wow. @keithellison dances for #NetNeutrality … no, but really... |
| Feb 21, 2015 | Tumblr Censors “Torrent” Related Tags and Searches | It appears that piracy is becoming a growing concern for micro-blogging platform Tumblr.
Earlier this week users panicked following an increase in takedown notices, which resulted in the termination of several blogs.
While this uproar was r... |
| Feb 5, 2015 | Tumblr now lets you filter stories by text, photo, audio, video, and more | Tumblr’s latest update could make searching for old posts a lot easier.
The blogging platform now allows users to filter archived blog posts by type, including text, photo, quote, link, chat, audio, and video. Previously users were only abl... |
| Jan 28, 2015 | Tumblr Takes On Medium With Upgrades To Its Writing Interface And More | Starting today, Tumblr is rolling out a series of updates to its online blogging platform designed to make the service more attractive and useful for content creators, and specifically for those writing long-form content. The move comes at ... |
| Dec 2, 2014 | Tumblr brings its users closer to commerce with new buy button | Update 3/27/2015: Tumblr’s buy, browse, pledge, or do something buttons are now available on iOS.
Tumblr just announced new buy and view buttons, in a blog post.
Bloggers can now post a link from Kickstarter, Artsy, or DoSomething.org to th... |
| Dec 2, 2014 | Tumblr Now Has ‘Buy,’ ‘Pledge,’ And ‘Get Involved’ Buttons From Etsy, Kickstarter, Artsy + Do Something | Tumblr — the site that has apparently overtaken Instagram as the fastest-growing social media property — has today announced a test of a new feature that will give it more interactivity, and more of a social commerce spin. Users that post l... |
| Nov 4, 2014 | Tumblr Users Protest New Image Size Change, Claiming It Broke GIFs And Photosets | Another change to a social networking site, another user-driven backlash. Nearly 50,000 Tumblr users have now signed a petition asking the Yahoo-owned blogging platform to reverse its decision to increase the image size requirements, claimi... |
| Oct 30, 2014 | Tumblr's video and picture posts get a little bit bigger in a new update | After releasing a new video player last week, Tumblr is giving its dashboard a mobile-inspired makeover today.
In a new update, the blogging platform is growing the size of video and image display by 40 pixels and adding a “quick compose” b... |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Tumblr Debuts Its First Desktop App On The Mac App Store | On the heels of the release of Apple’s new Mac OS, OS X Yosemite, blogging platform Tumblr has just rolled out its first official desktop application with the launch of a Tumblr app for the Mac App Store. The app allows users to post to the... |
| Aug 11, 2014 | Tumblr Makes Search Better On Android | Tumblr announced a “little update” to its Android app. It will now let you filter searches by post type.
As the company said in its thought-provoking announcement, “Comes in handy sometimes. Cool?”
As a matter of fact, yes, this should come... |
| Jun 5, 2014 | Yahoo!: Privacy is Not Just An Issue for Large Tech Companies | Tech increasingly straddles the precarious line between government and people.
Startups have a long list of worries: raising money, user acquisition and market saturation to name a few. So why should companies worry about human rights issue... |
| Apr 9, 2014 | O que é a grave falha de segurança Heartbleed e por que você deveria se preocupar com ela | Foi divulgada nesta semana uma falha de segurança grave no OpenSSL, uma implementação de código aberto muito usada para criar conexões seguras por meio dos protocolos SSL e TLS, como as disponíveis em páginas da web com o famoso cadeado de ... |
| Mar 25, 2014 | Tumblr rolls out two-factor authentication for the cool kids | Yahoo's cool kid's blogging service Tumblr is the latest site to adopt the additional security of two-factor authentication.
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But as with the introduction of SSL encryption in February it's up to the site's users to enable the ... |
| Mar 25, 2014 | Tumblr Gets a Security Upgrade | March 25, 2014 2 min read
Tumblr users are getting an added layer of security today, as the blogging site has added two-factor authentication to prevent hackers from accessing and compromising users' accounts. Users can now go to the site's... |
| Mar 24, 2014 | Tumblr Gets More Secure With Addition Of Two-Factor Authentication | Tumblr today added a very important security feature to its service, with the addition of two-factor authentication – an option available within the blogging service’s “Settings” section as of now. The move sees Tumblr at last joining the r... |
| Mar 20, 2014 | Look out, Twitter: Tumblr inks massive TV ad deal with Viacom ahead of MTV Movie Awards | Tumblr just took its first major leap into television partnerships.
Tumblr and Viacom are teaming up to “deliver co-branded campaigns for advertisers” in 2014 for major properties such as MTV, VH1, CMT, Nickelodeon, and Comedy Central. This... |
| Mar 20, 2014 | Look out, Twitter: Tumblr inks massive TV ad deal with Viacom ahead of MTV Movie Awards | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Tumblr just took its first major leap into televi... |
| Mar 7, 2014 | Tumblr Now Lets You Dial A Toll-Free Number To Post Audio To Your Blog | Tumblr today added a new audio posting feature that lets you dial a toll-free number with your phone in order to post a short recording directly to your blog. We nearly missed the news of the addition because, in typical Tumblr fashion, the... |
| Mar 7, 2014 | Tumblr’s sponsored posts may soon appear on other Yahoo sites | Blogging platform Tumblr is eyeing new monetization strategies post acquisition, according to product VP Derek Gottfrid.
Following Yahoo’s acquisition, Tumblr is considering a number of revenue-centric changes — one of which involves settin... |
| Feb 27, 2014 | Formspring creator launches Loop, an app for sharing animated GIFs with friends | Ade Olonoh, the founder of the anonymous Q&A site Formspring, is setting his sights on animated GIFs.
Loop is an iOS app for sending text updates to all of your friends at once — à la Twitter — but each message is tied to an animated GI... |
| Feb 13, 2014 | Tumblr offers a new take on the classic Google Doodle | Love Google Doodles? Well, now Tumblr has its own version, and the reason why goes back to its most recent redesign.
The Tumblr logo was quietly redesigned last October, and the change was so slight that many didn’t even notice it. Tumblr t... |
| Feb 13, 2014 | Tumblr offers a new take on the classic Google Doodle | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Love Google Doodles? Well, now Tumblr has its own... |
| Feb 5, 2014 | Yahoo ramps up security but Tumblr users have to do it themselves | Following last month's announcement that Yahoo Mail connections would be getting default HTTPS encryption, the company has gone a stage further, enabling HTTPS access to Yahoo Contacts and Profile APIs.
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| Feb 3, 2014 | Tumblr Adds Support For SSL But Doesn’t Turn It On By Default | Like the numerous tech companies that have come before it, including big names like Google, Facebook and Twitter, Tumblr has today (finally) implemented support for SSL security on its blogging platform. One big caveat, though: it’s not swi... |
| Dec 11, 2013 | Tumblr Makes Search More Dashboard-Like | Tumblr announced an update to its search feature today, which lets users view search results in a similar fashion to the all familiar dashboard. That is opposed to the more traditional image search-style that Tumblr has been employing.
Actu... |
| Oct 24, 2013 | Tumblr Rebuilds Search Feature To Be More Powerful, Filter NSFW Tags Better As It Passes 65B Posts | Tumblr has completely revamped its search feature to make it more user friendly and powerful. Among the updates are the ability to use multiple tags in one query, easier access to the explicit content filter and filtering by post type.
In t... |
| Oct 24, 2013 | Tumblr Search Gets Smarter, NSFW Content Easier to Manage | Tumblr has just announced a big improvement to their search function, one that they say will help users better explore the 65 billion posts now currently housed on the site (65 billion posts, yeah).
Now, when you search a term, the results ... |
| Oct 24, 2013 | At Long Last, Tumblr Has Decent Search Functionality | Get ready to FREEBASE some Sherlock fan art.
For most of Tumblr’s history, attempts to search the site have been frustrating and often just plain fruitless. It really took a lot of dedication to keep up with the erotic Optimus Prime fanfic ... |
| Oct 7, 2013 | Tumblr Gifmeister and Early Employee Topherchris Is Leaving | (Tumblr)
Another early Tumblr employee hit the road today. Christopher Price, better known by his Internet alias topherchris, just announced that he’s leaving the site after “precisely 1,540 days.”
Mr. Price started using the site about a w... |
| Jul 23, 2013 | Yahoo May Own Tumblr, But Its Users Clearly Aren’t Sold | Yahoo’s plans to make Tumblr more family friendly hit a snag this weekend, after a user uprising forced CEO David Karp to backtrack on the platform’s unpopular new adult content quarantine. But Tumblr itself dodged a bullet at the same time... |
| Jul 22, 2013 | Tumblr Makes a Big Porn Policy Reversal | Here’s the thing about porn: no matter how you try to push it down, hide it, and otherwise prevent internet users from accessing it – porn will find a way.
Ask Tumblr CEO David Karp, who over the weekend issued a ‘clarification’ that really... |
| Jul 19, 2013 | Tumblr Launches New Activity Feed, Notes View | On the heels of a major security breach, Tumblr has launched an update that brings back the old activity feed and gives users a new view for all their notes.
“First, the new Activity page lets you graph the latest activity on your blog, vie... |
| Jul 19, 2013 | In Wake Of Outcry Over Censorship, Tumblr Explains Its NSFW Policy (Kind Of) | So, I was searching for pornography on Tumblr this morning. (It was work-related!) Word was, the now-Yahoo-owned blogging network made a significant change to the way adult-themed blogs could be discovered on the site, which even further hi... |
| Jul 17, 2013 | Tumblr Lets Users Make Gifs From Their Webcams, But Not Yet From The App | Tumblr users can now make four-frame GIFs using their webcams; the feature is not available yet for Tumblr apps. Users can press “Take a Photo” in photo posts and select “GIF,” then record themselves.
This is the first step in what could be... |
| Jul 17, 2013 | Tumblr Asked You to Reset Your Password Because of a Pretty Embarrassing Security Hole | eeeeeeesh (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Last night, Tumblr product VP Derek Gottfrid posted a rather alarming communique to its users, far from the usual omg-we’re-just-so-darn-happy-to-announce gushing. “We have just released a ver... |
