Tumblr—Fandom, Art, Chaos

Tumblr, Inc

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About this app

Tumblr. Pure effervescent enrichment. Old internet energy. Home of the Reblogs. All the art you never knew you needed. All the fandoms you could wish for. Enough memes to knock out a moderately-sized mammal. Add to it or simply scroll through and soak it up.

Oh, and influencers? Don’t even go here. Every video you find, every quote you reblog, every tag you curate, every waterfall GIF you secretly gaze at in wonder—that’s all you. You’re the explorer. We’re just a map you all keep on making. Welcome home. Welcome to weird. Make it yours.

Now picture all of the above, but on the go. That’s what this is.

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Chances are if you’ve seen it elsewhere, it probably started here. That text post explaining the exquisite specifics of something you never realized you needed to know. That digital painting you can’t stop thinking about. Tumblr is the home of all things weird and wonderful, funny and fascinating—old-school internet vibes. We’re built a little different, just like everyone else who goes here.

Your dashboard will become the place to see what you want to see: a chronological tapestry of all the wonderful, nonsensical, fantastical things you like. Whether you post, lurk in likes, reblog and add your own take, this is your universe to discover, express, and enjoy. Whatever your community, you’ll find a ready-made home here.

When you have something to say—a hot take on the finer points of a Virgo moon, an image of your turtle Harold that you simply *have* to share with the world, F1 fanfic that your mutuals need to see—you have so many options. Shoot your shot with a photo, a video, or a text post. You can make an audio post of your ramblings or share your current favorite song via Spotify. We even have a pre-set chat post for all your incorrect quotes. Don’t say we don’t spoil you!

The reblog starts conversations in which anyone can join. Reblogging creates jokes and continues them—sometimes across the world and over the years. Whatever you choose to send into our effervescent digital ether, know that it can, and will, go anywhere. (Unless, of course, you use our post-level reblog controls. Private blog? Private post only for a couple of your friends to engage with? All possible here). No matter who you are, where you are, or what you are (looking at you here, Pikaman), this is your space—with as much freedom or privacy as you need.

Tumblr is the home of fandom. Maybe you have a favorite blorbo from your show? There’s fanart you’ll want to stare at, reblog, stare at again—or create yourself. You can read your favorite ficcers from ao3, *and* see their OC art on Tumblr, *and* discuss the finer points of lore with them. Pokémon? Got it. Marvel? Here. Kpop? Check. Supernatural? Of course. Minecraft? Ready and waiting. Star Wars? Yes! Doctor Who? You get the idea: it’s all here. Wait. Frogs. Did we mention the frogs?

It’s a whole world out here. If the prospect of reblogging, shipping, curating, and fanart feels a little daunting, or you simply require a refresher on how all this works, head over to tips.tumblr.com, where Cat Frazier of animatedtext.tumblr.com will take you through the finer points of Tumblr etiquette—the effervescent, the eeby, the deeby.

So. Sign up, follow some tags, and find your place on the dashboard. Then reblog, like, and post to your heart’s content. Or simply drift through the dream you’ve created for yourself—a chronological dashboard curated by you. For you. You hold the keys to this kingdom.

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Terms of Service: https://www.tumblr.com/policy/terms-of-service

Ratings and reviews

Th new update that changed what it looks like when you click on a photo is so annoying. It's not as user friendly because there is now a blurry version of the image in the background, and you can't swipe to get back to the dashboard anymore either, it swipes you to a new, completely unrelated image that's been posted by a random user who you don't follow. It's difficult to use and a much worse system than the way it was before. I wish staff would undo this change.

Not only does the video player still sometimes break, now there are auto playing ads that literally aren't even on the screen and therefore can't be stopped. Also, the most recent media player update is horrendous. I don't want to swipe up and see a picture that isn't even on the post, I want to not see an image. Double tapping on an image no longer zooms in, it likes the post. This is bad. Please change it back.

I've been using tumblr since 2008. I'm not going anywhere, but I'm seriously considering deleting the app (not my account) because of the audio ads that have started playing whenever I open the app. It's frustrating because I'll usually be listening to other media and there's no way that I can opt out of audio ads, or even just mute them while they play. I can understand video/visual ads as a necessity to keep this app free, but the audio ad autoplay function is too much.

What's new

Thanks for choosing Tumblr, a place to connect with others over shared interests.

There were some bugs with the notes. Now there are not. Carry on.

Follow changes.tumblr.com for further updates and bug fixes.