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EPISODE · Feb 3, 2021 · 25 MIN

64: Is There a Place for Tumblr in 2021?

from Fresh Fusion · host Jared White

Tumblr is a social media platform heralding from a different time…the era of “Web 2.0”, when oodles of visual customization features were a given and open functionality like RSS feeds were compulsory. Yahoo! and Verizon nearly drove Tumblr to an early grave, but with the acquisition by Automattic, there is hope yet. Can Tumblr survive—nay—thrive in 2021? Jared White investigates. Prior discussions of Web 2.0 stalwarts Tumblr and Flickr: 38: iPad Roadtrippin’ + Tumblr Has Gone Automattic 21: It Was the Bee’s Knees Watch as Video YouTube

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Tumblr is a social media platform heralding from a different time…the era of “Web 2.0”, when oodles of visual customization features were a given and open functionality like RSS feeds were compulsory. Yahoo! and Verizon nearly drove Tumblr to an early grave, but with the acquisition by Automattic, there is hope yet. Can Tumblr survive—nay—thrive in 2021? Jared White investigates.

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