Remember when Xanga and Livejournal were the blogger’s dream? Then MySpace and Face-book took over the World Wide Web and blogging became a thing of the past — until now.
Tumblr is the millennial way to blog. Bloggers can post text, photos, quotes, links, audio, video or a chat. All bloggers have to do is enter their email addresses, password and desired domain name to start sharing their thoughts, feelings and deepest, darkest secrets with future followers.
During the setup, Tumblr asks subscribers who they want to follow. Categories spring up from art and comedians to science and weird. Click on a category and start following a blogger of interest. You may see the next tattoo you want, watch a couch unfold into a bunk bed, or read your next favorite poem. Tumblr has it all.
Even if your friends don’t have Tumblr, you can blog something and send it to Twitter or Facebook with the click of a button so they can see it. Under the “Goodies” section, you can share things you find on the web instantly with your followers by bookmarking Tumblr and clicking the “Share” button on Tumblr tool bar. Got an iPhone, Android or BlackBerry? There’s an app for that.
The best part about Tumblr is it’s all about you. You create your own domain name. You write your own blog title and description. You pick your own Tumblr’s theme. You follow whoever you choose. You post whatever you want from pictures and links to re-blogs. You send your posts to Twitter or Facebook. And you change your theme, blog title and domain name as frequently as you desire. You can be as self-centered as you want and no one will call you Kanye West.
So go ahead. Tumblr away and become the blogger you always wanted to be.
