We’re rolling out a big new development today:
Introducing Tag Channels.
Similar to Flickr’s tag pages or Twitter’s hashtags, Tumblr’s Tag Channels aggregate tagged posts from everyone on Tumblr in real time with a few special twists:
- To deal with the overwhelming volume of content that makes most real-time search incredibly unwieldy, we’ve developed a clustering engine that lets you quickly filter the 650,000 new Tumblr posts created every day, based on likes and reblogs. You can see a few of the best posts or more unfiltered posts.
- Our post-filtering is automatically calibrating to apply more or less filtering (by default) based on the level of activity in a channel.
- Built-in throttling (still being tweaked) prevents monopolization by individual blogs.
- Tags are normalized, so “Barack Obama” = “barackobama”.
- We’ve made it super-easy to track tags on your Dashboard.
We’re still right in the middle of development. A few things might be acting funny, and we’re not done with the central tag directory yet. So please bear with us!
Now start tagging your posts. :)
For your inspiration: Tech, Politics, NYC, District 9, Healthcare, NFL, FAIL, Pizza, Baby Animals.
We’re rolling out a big new development today:
Introducing Tag Channels.
Similar to Flickr’s tag pages or Twitter’s hashtags, Tumblr’s Tag Channels aggregate tagged posts from everyone on Tumblr in real time with a few special twists:
- To deal with the overwhelming volume of content that makes most real-time search incredibly unwieldy, we’ve developed a clustering engine that lets you quickly filter the 650,000 new Tumblr posts created every day, based on likes and reblogs. You can see a few of the best posts or more unfiltered posts.
- Our post-filtering is automatically calibrating to apply more or less filtering (by default) based on the level of activity in a channel.
- Built-in throttling (still being tweaked) prevents monopolization by individual blogs.
- Tags are normalized, so “Barack Obama” = “barackobama”.
- We’ve made it super-easy to track tags on your Dashboard.
We’re still right in the middle of development. A few things might be acting funny, and we’re not done with the central tag directory yet. So please bear with us!
Now start tagging your posts. :)
For your inspiration: Tech, Politics, NYC, District 9, Healthcare, NFL, FAIL, Pizza, Baby Animals.
October 2007: Ruben Fleischer joins Tumblr.
October 2009: Ruben Fleischer’s major motion picture directorial debut, Zombieland, finishes out the weekend as the highest grossing movie at the box office.
The man makes good decisions. Congrats, Ruben!
Hey there, Tumblr! We’ve trying something fun today! As of now, you’ll see something new when you make a recommendation in the Tumblr Directory. Keep your eyes peeled for it!
And now, the five best Tumblrs in the entire universe:
DailyLit: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
The fine people at DailyLit are using Tumblr to share books in short installments so you can read them right in your dashboard. Also launching today are The Art of War and Poems by Emily Dickinson.Great Showdowns
Scott C. illustrates some of the greatest confrontations in film history with the cutest little drawings you’ll see today.Defaced
Vandalism may be frowned upon, but looking at photos of vandalism is fun for the whole family.Art/Music: Indie
Indie music, indie cover art, and indie tunes. I hope including this blog doesn’t destroy all their indie cred.Criminal Wisdom
The culture, art, and techniques of both criminals and detectives are explored in this Tumblr blog.Visit the Tumblr Directory for more exemplary Tumblrs!
A closer look at one of Matthew Buchanan’s featured themes: Solaris
One of two new premium themes from Matthew Buchanan, Solaris implements nearly every Tumblr feature imaginable. Custom header graphics, author credit for group blogs, recent tweets, Disqus comments, custom colors, and shared Likes, are all painless to set up.
He’s also added a crazy trick where you can completely invert the colors (from light to dark) with just a click!
I’m inspired to bring a little of the craftsmanship of print typography to the web. I’m also enamored of the minimal, graphic works of illustrators Frank Chimero, Olly Moss and Stefan Dziallas, and wanted to bring some of that style to the largely content-focused layout.— Matthew Buchanan
Solaris is available for just $9 in the Theme Garden. Check out the demo.
Thanks, Matt!
Awesome Tumblr art by crashedcar! Our name looks nice in cursive. :)
Submit your creations to weheart.tumblr.com
twentythree is one of the best places on the net to find awe-inspiring photography, which might explain why it’s one of the most popular blogs on Tumblr. Curated by Karishma from Mumbai, India, it’s been active for almost two years and has racked up over 28,000 posts during that time. Karishma is a prolific Tumblr user who contributes to 12 Tumblr blogs on topics ranging from food to architecture to world travel.
Why did you start your blog?
I started my blog because I needed a space for myself — to write, to vent, to share stuff with people who didn’t know me in real life.What’s a sure way to show up on twentythree?
Just strike my interest. Be beautiful. Have a good cause. Be fun and creative.What do you find most rewarding about sharing your interests?
The feedback, support, and responses I get from my followers. The kind messages and emails they send me are amazing.What advice would you give to someone starting their blog?
Focus on content. Make your blog your own. Don’t stress on the number of followers you have. Just give it time and patience and the followers will come your way.Have you spent any time with your followers offline?
I’m with one of my Tumblr followers right now! We’re shopping! I went to the Tumblr concert in New York and a Boston meetup to meet people, and I plan on meeting a whole bunch more.What’s something about you that none of your followers know?
I hate chocolate because it makes me sick and I’ve never eaten a bagel in my life!Bonus Tumblrs!
Tied Together is an epic journey in response to a global health crisis in which Team Tumblr was proud to participate!
Dead Writers Club is a collection of literature from the voices of the past.
Digital Americana is the first literary & culture magazine made for the iPad.
