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How a single Tumblr post turned this unknown book into a bestseller
Earlier this year Yahoo bought Tumblr for $1 billion. That was pretty shocking to many onlookers in the business world, who thought the community had no real substance. But anyone who dismisses the...
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'Pump and dump' gets a whole new meaning in this financial fanfic
Are you a Wharton MBA candidate who thinks Fifty Shades of Grey would’ve been much hotter if the author had thrown in a few references to the 1986 repeal of the General Utilities Doctrine? Meet Erotic...
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Stop being embarrassed about fanfiction
BY TIM MANLEY My first unpublished novel—written when I was 10 years old—was pretty much a mashup of The Lord of the Rings and Final Fantasy, and nothing I've written since has brought me as much joy....
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The top 10 single-serving Tumblrs of 2013
Almost seven years after it was founded, Tumblr encompasses more than 155 million blogs and nearly 70 billion posts, an eclectic network of rebloggable words, sound, and visual content that spans the...
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This Tumblr collects advice from ordinary folks... and a few celebrities
When Chuck Alexander turned 29, he started a Tumblr called “29 Years, 365 Days.” Every day, he posts a real-live human being’s answer to the question, “What is your very best piece of advice?” The...
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Tumblr's 'Fake Nerd Guys' beautifully mocks how girl gamers are treated
Look, fake nerd guys, we’re on to you. We know you aren’t actually reading those comic books. The women of the Internet have taken another chomp out of the “fake geek girl.” The sexist stereotype that...
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This woman spent the past year recreating a stranger's selfies
Is imitation the sincerest form of flattery? That might not have been Danielle Bruckman’s intention, but she’s certainly turned imitation into a high-tech art form, by replicating the selfies taken by...
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The 10 most fascinating people on Tumblr in 2013
This year was a tumultuous one for Tumblr. After being bought by Yahoo, the site has all but settled into a surprisingly mature adolescence, cleaning up reputation for housing porn and making a...
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Lol My Thesis is the TL;DR of college essays
Tumblr has long hosted a lively academic subculture, with pupils and professors around the world using the platform to share ideas and, more often, commiserate about the myriad pains of devoting one’s...
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How Tumblr helped an unemployed journalist get back on his feet
Craig D. Lindsey is an award-winning film critic and pop-culture columnist, but plaudits don’t pay the bills. Laid off from Raleigh, North Carolina’s News & Observer in 2011, Lindsey has struggled...
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The mayor's son shoveled snow, and now it's a Tumblr-ready meme
Dante de Blasio, 16-year-old son of newly minted New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, just became one of the Internet’s favorite topics, even spawning a fan Tumblr so far composed of GIFs from The Lion...
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Our 'Sleepy Hollow' fandom party with Orlando Jones at Tumblr HQ
“Today I rode in an elevator with Orlando Jones and David Karp,” Tumblr user chiefestofcalamities wrote last night. “If only I’d had a GIF of Benedict Cumberbatch eating a chocolate cake and holding a...
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Has Yahoo figured out the trick to Tumblr advertising?
Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer unveiled a new à la carte way for advertisers to reach users across Yahoo platforms on Tuesday during a keynote talk at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show. The new move puts...
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After a bumpy ride, 'Depression Quest' gets some good news
Depression Quest is an eye-opening, award-winning game that’s inspired other issue-based games in its wake. But after its creator, Zoe Quinn, became the target of repeated misogynist threats and...
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Tumblr wants to be your gateway to the Web, not just 'Sherlock' GIFs
Coming off the adrenaline rush of its CES road show, Yahoo is wasting no time implementing its new wave of Tumblr advertising schemes. Now when you log into Tumblr, you’ll see that there are two...
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Who Is OutKast? Tumblr collects a new generation's musical ignorance
Every year, when the Coachella lineup is announced, there’s an outcry. Earlier this week, it was revealed that rap duo OutKast would be reuniting and headlining the April festival. And then it was...
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Tumblr author is posting her 90s preteen diary page by page
That the Internet is written in ink, not pencil, hasn’t dissuaded many from revealing embarrassing facts about themselves online, but few can boast the transparency of comedian Dawn Luebbe. She...
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This is what your favorite emoji would look like in real life
They’re the subject of SoHo art exhibitions. Famous pop lyrics have been translated into them; so has Moby Dick. Shoshanna from Girls is, famously, a big fan. Emoji have already taken the digital...
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This tiny Tumblr tweak may finally let users have a conversation
Tumblr unveiled a basic feature on its platform today that will make many users happy—if they notice it, that is. For a while now, users have had the ability to mention each other by doing it...
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The tragic selfie that sparked a social media revolution
There are selfies that make us laugh. There are selfies that make us cry. There are selfies that make us laugh, cry, and kinda throw up in our mouths a little bit. And then there are selfies that...
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