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An Introduction to Tumblr

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In the wake of Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, Tumblr is one of the more familiar alternatives people are exploring. What is Tumblr? Tumblr was launched in 2007 by David Karp and is currently owned by Automattic , owners of Wordpress.com and WooCommerce. And to engage with content, you either reblog or like a post.

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How To Start A Blog In 2012

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You can even Blog using tumblr - which is a hybrid online social network and Blogging platform - or you can Blog for an existing online publisher like The Huffington Post. Pushing that further, it's somewhat hard to even define what, exactly, a Blog is in this day and age. Design matters. The look good and red well. blog analytics.

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Five Benefits to Using Twitter Â? Techipedia | Tamar Weinberg

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

Tagged as: communication , facebook , Internet , microblogging , social media , twitter { 4 trackbacks } Pour la promotion du cne extreme, devenez ralisateur et crez un film. This was particularly prevalent during the South by Southwest conference several months ago, which helped fuel Twitter’s growth. I also did so during SMX.

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Tumblr is back. What does that mean for marketers?

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If social media platforms were teens from an 80s comedy, Tumblr would be the weird–but cool–kid. From 2007 to the late 2010s, Tumblr had a lock on the alternative social media market. From 2007 to the late 2010s, Tumblr had a lock on the alternative social media market. Tumblr returns. Tumblr feels free.

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What Is A Blog? The Question That Won't Go Away

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Is tumblr a Blog (some would argue that tumblr is a Blog mixed with more social layers)? " What is a Blog? While some may call me a traditionalist, I think there are certain aspects of online publishing that does identify something as a Blog, and they include: RSS feed. Trackbacks. Permalinks. Archive by date. Instant publishing.

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Choice of Form: Two Legal Seminars As Social Media

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

The blogger (Professor Jutras) posts his ideas, occasionally throws in some editorial and takes some light, widget-fed microblogging (the current events some students share). We pause for 10 minutes, and when we return, the class asks questions or makes comments, to which Professor Jutras responds. I see this seminar as a blog.

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Reorganizing My Personal Learning Environment

Buzz Marketing for Technology

My Tumblr microblog feed is there, too, for the same reason. And that dashboard is always available to me no matter where I am. Sort of a mini de.licio.us, I suppose. A feed to my "BlogThis" tag in de.licio.us --A few weeks ago, I noticed that someone had used a de.licio.us tag called "blog this."

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