Episode 80 - Tumblr and Fall: Challenges for the Quirky and Creative Platform
The recent sale of the creative and niche site Tumblr to Wordpress from Verizon shows an over 99% loss of value from it’s original sale to Yahoo in 2013. We look back at the phases Tumblr’s been through, and how this fits with the larger social, technological, and business trends.
Links
New York Times: Flat Earthers can Derail Your Facebook Campaign
XKCD: Tumblr in 2012
Mashable: How Yahoo Derailed Tumblr
New York Times: Assigns collective guilt for the downfall of Tumblr
Salon: Asks if it’s all about Porn
Wired: The Internet Needs Tumblr More Than Ever
WSJ: Tumblr and the End of Eyeballs-are-Everything
Verge: Interviews Tumblr’s new Owner, asks What’s Next
My Tumblr: maxsklar.tumblr.com
Garfield minus Garfield
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Episode 75 on the Nature of Innovation and the Tides of Creativity and Control
Episode 47 with Max’s Year in Review with Tumblr Included
Episode 36 on the Google Graveyard
Episode 33 on Facebook’s Ridiculous Ad System
Episode 9 on Cyrptonetworks and Poe’s Law
