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Your archive pages just got a complete makeover. Along with a few other awesome updates, post thumbnails are now bigger and more fantastic!

Faster loading and scrolling

Like and reblog straight from the archive page!

Brand new scroll to top button

To see the redesign for yourself, add /archive to the end of any blog URL.

June 7, 2013

Posted by joestanley

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liannakristine:

The Tumblr RVA office had an excellent night at The Roosevelt last night with our guest of honor, Marc LaFountain! We took over the bar for the unveiling of their new small plates and many a cocktail and beer, which were picturesque and ideal for Elixr.

T gave us a lesson on crafting the perfect daiquiri (not the slushy kind, the classic, no-flip-flop-wearing-or-crazy-straw-drinking kind!):

Combine in a shaker:

2.5 oz. light rum (or a blend, like 2 oz. light and 1/2 oz. aged)

3/4 oz. fresh lime juice (very fresh - The Roosevelt juices enough for each shift)

3/4 oz. simple syrup, diluted agave/honey (1-to-1 ratio to dissolve) or other sweetener

Fill completely with ice (too little ice will actually dilute the cocktail rather than cooling it) and shake just enough for the shaker to get frosty.

Pour through two strainers (yes, it’s so much better- no tiny ice shards in your drink that melt and dilute) and enjoy!

As always, we had a great time with one another, The Roosevelt staff, as well as Karri Peifer, Richmond.com food writer, who was on the scene for her latest article.

Thanks for a lovely happy hour that we stretched well into the evening!

June 6, 2013

Posted by liannakristine

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staff:

Since we launched our first sponsored post on Tumblr Radar one year ago, we’ve been proud to see our partners bring their most creative work to Tumblr. Their posts have already earned more than 10 million likes and reblogs.

Today, we’ll start to bring sponsored posts to your Dashboard on the web. Just like in our mobile apps, these posts will simply blend in with the posts from the blogs you follow.

Now back to your regularly scheduled Dashboard!

May 30, 2013

Posted by tessshebaylo

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staff:

Exciting news: Tumblr for Windows Phone now supports 11 languages!

Download the update

May 28, 2013

Posted by joestanley

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Spinning Up: Front Row Seats to All The Stuff You Love

Tumblr is a great way to discover and keep up with new things you’ll love.

Your Dashboard is where it’s at. All of the posts from the blogs you follow, as well as posts from other blogs that you might like show up in your Dashboard. You can use your keyboard to quickly move between posts, Like, and Reblog. You can do a lot on the Dashboard, so we’ll start with the basics.

Follow some blogs!

There are tons of ways to discover blogs. In fact, you may already know of a few blogs you like and want to follow. To follow those blogs, simply visit them and click the “Follow” button in the top-right corner. When you return to your Dashboard, you’ll see posts from that blog.

Finding more blogs to follow that you may not know about is just as easy. In your Dashboard, on the right side, there’s a button that says “Find Blogs”. This will take you to the Spotlight. This is the home to all of the best blogs to follow for any topic that you’re in to.

Finding More Stuff You Love!

Not seeing anything that interests you? Don’t worry. By entering a phrase or name in to the Search area on the top-right of your Dashboard, you’ll see tons of related posts and suggestions for relevant blogs. Use the Search feature to find and follow awesome blogs! If you want to keep tabs on the tags you search, you can track them.

Like Things!

Now that you’ve got a Dashboard full of awesome stuff, you’ll probably like a way to hang on to the posts that really catch your eye. By clicking the Like button in the top-right corner of a post, you add it to your Likes. You can view your Likes by clicking the Liked button in the right side of your Dashboard. Here, you can check out all of the posts you’ve liked.

If you connect your Tumblr with your Facebook account, you can (optionally) automatically share the posts you Like to your Facebook Timeline.

Happy Tumbling!

You’ve got a great Dashboard with stuff you love, and you can keep on finding more great blogs to follow - to keep things fresh.

If for some reason, you ever want to stop following a blog, you can visit your Following page and manage your blogs there.

In our next post, we’ll talk about becoming a Curator of amazing content and getting started with running a blog of your own!

May 24, 2013

Posted by alexstone

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bryan:

Here’s a hidden feature that shipped in Monday’s Tumblr for iOS update. You can now prefix a URL in Mobile Safari with tm to easily create a link post in the Tumblr app.

If you’re into bookmarklets, you can save yourself the trouble of typing tm and bookmark the following JavaScript instead:
javascript:window.location='tm'+(window.location.href);

May 22, 2013

Posted by alexstone

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News!

staff:

Everyone, I’m elated to tell you that Tumblr will be joining Yahoo.

Before touching on how awesome this is, let me try to allay any concerns: We’re not turning purple. Our headquarters isn’t moving. Our team isn’t changing. Our roadmap isn’t changing. And our mission – to empower creators to make their best work and get it in front of the audience they deserve – certainly isn’t changing.

So what’s new? Simply, Tumblr gets better faster. The work ahead of us remains the same – and we still have a long way to go! – but with more resources to draw from.

Yahoo is the original Internet company, and Marissa and her team share our dream to make the Internet the ultimate creative canvas. I couldn’t be more excited to have her help. We also share a vision for Tumblr’s business that doesn’t compromise the community and product we love. Plus both our logos end with punctuation!

As always, everything that Tumblr is, we owe to this unbelievable community. We won’t let you down.

Fuck yeah,
David

May 20, 2013

Posted by joestanley

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Tumblr tip for webcomic artists!

thefrogman:

I am looking directly at those who create and post webcomics on tumblr.

Deep into your eyes.

A great comic can lose its chance at being popular if it is presented poorly. When creating your comics, always assume that no one will click to enlarge your images. You must present your comic so it is clearly viewed on the dashboard. You can make it high resolution, but be sure that the text is easily read and the detail in the images is not lost at 500 pixels wide.

Instead of orienting your comic horizontally, do it vertically. If you exceed more than 2 panels, make another image and create a photoset. With the new photoset system, you can stack up to ten images vertically. Just drag the images until you have a horizontal blue line to stack them. Owlturd is a great example of how to properly present your comics. It is easily consumed without any enlargement.

Making sure your comic is easily visible at 500 pixels wide will ensure that you get the maximum amount of notes and reblogs possible. Always save your comics as a draft and inspect it before you publish. If anything looks hard to make out, adjust it. If you post your comic on another site and it is horizontally oriented, consider splicing up the panels and creating a vertical version for tumblr.

I am seeing way too many comics that are 4 panels wide and the text is so tiny it cannot be made out without enlargement. Many people will scroll right on by and never look at your comic. Please don’t make this mistake. I want all artists on tumblr to get the attention they deserve.

Great tips from Frogman, as always.

May 17, 2013

Posted by joestanley

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We’ve been getting lots of questions about a new browser extension called Babblr. Mostly from users asking if Tumblr created Babblr, and if it’s safe to use. We wanted to reach out and explain.

Tumblr has no association with or relationship to Babblr. Babblr is a browser extension developed and maintained by third parties, and isn’t supported by Tumblr. If you have questions or concerns, please reach out to the Babblr developers directly - we cannot pass messages along to them. We also cannot say how safe or unsafe any third-party applications, like Babblr, may be, nor can we make any statements about how they behave or what information they collect about you.

May 8, 2013

Posted by cat

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staff:

developers:

ATTN: fantastic theme developers!

Tumblr users can now interact with posts straight from the blog index and permalink pages on your theme! This is super exciting news! Previously blog visitors could only like or reblog posts through the controls in the corner of post permalinks.

All you have to do is incorporate our new Like and Reblog buttons anywhere in your design — we’ll take care of the rest.

If you’ve been using other methods to add this functionality to your themes, you’ll need to update to the latest code. Visit our updated Theme Developers documentation for more information.

Want to learn how to create your own custom theme or help invent new ways to use Tumblr with our API? Check out our developer resources page!

(via staff)

April 29, 2013

Posted by tessshebaylo

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