In a press release sent out this morning, Yahoo! confirmed rumors that spread last week that it is indeed purchasing the microblogging and social network Tumblr. At a total of approximately $1.1 billion in cash, the buyout is expected to go through in the second half of this year. David Karp, Tumblr’s CEO who founded […]
Without any fanfare, Tumblr managed to tick up to and past the 100 million blog mark this week. The burgeoning internet giant, founded in 2007 by David Karp, has gone on to have more than 44.6 billion posts by its many users. Blogs range from the celebrity-run kind to social movements to fandom-obsessed (Hello, Whovians, […]
Never has liking a post on Tumblr or retweeting someone felt so profound. Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield, presently floating through space on the ISS as the flight engineer, has taken it upon himself to take jaw-dropping pictures of the Earth from space and then post those pictures on Tumblr. There is an astronaut currently in […]
Pro-ana. If you’ve never heard of this term before, then you, sir or madam, are a lucky person. Ana is short for Anorexia. Yes, that’s right, there actually exists people in this world who promote and push a horrific, potentially deadly eating disorder. Back in 2004, the popular web comic “Something Positive” stirred the hornet’s […]
Imagine clicking on a popular Tumblr blog and seeing your own face stare back at you. If you’d shopped at one of two NY Apple stores recently, it could happen. According to the Huffington Post, artist Kyle McDonald is under investigation for Fraud and related activity in connection with computers.’” Now, Mr. McDonald is arguing […]
