Thursday, 8 May 2014

Tumblr - How does that make you feel?

Tumblr

Tumblr is a blogging platform that’s managed to stay popular and relevant throughout all seven years of its existence. It even survived a change of ownership, a feat that not many websites can claim.

Although I have not had much experience with the website prior to writing this review, I’ve long been aware of Tumblr’s reputation. It appears that the place is considered a haven for teenage girls and their older, university-aged siblings. Blogs are either spattered with pink frills and anime characters or filled with dark, gloomy imagery that none of us simple-minded folk could ever hope to understand. Users of Tumblr are fiercely loyal to the platform and will continue to use it until Yahoo pulls the plug.

Although it may sound as though I dislike the website, I do feel that it has some redeeming qualities. It’s rare to find a blogging platform that offers so much customisation. It reminds me of the Myspace days, when I spent hours making sure that my background GIF was properly aligned.

  • A popular Tumblr blog. Now I know where all those captioned GIFs are coming from

- D.H

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