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A review by one of the folks sums it up perfectly:
“What worries me about Yahoo! buying Tumblr is how it would choose to incorporate the website into its email and homepage features. One of the reasons why Tumblr is so unique is because it’s a niche market. By adding more users who don’t fit into this niche, it would make it more difficult for communities to develop within Tumblr, and Tumblr would have to change to accommodate these new users. Tumblr as a website is not the kind that you can sign up for in a day and be on your way. It is a website crafted so that you can immediately post but must spend several weeks, sometimes even months, to build a community. With new users who would not be willing to spend time growing a community, Tumblr would have to be changed, which would alienate its current users. Those users have spent time and effort to make Tumblr what it is today, and they are the ones who spend time on the website daily. A user who is checking onto Tumblr because it’s attached to their homepage is not going to be as strong of a user nor as dedicated. By changing the website to suit this new user, you would lose the strong users while building an undedicated usership.
To any website that would think of buying Tumblr, they must understand that it is a website that cannot be changed to make it more user friendly to a casual blogger. I think that many Tumblr users would be less worried about a buy-out if they were promised that their communities and ways of using Tumblr would not be changed. No one is going to mind Yahoo! buying the website and gaining a few extra million dollars per year from the minimal advertising; what we will be upset with is if a company like Yahoo! then changes the website to increase casual users and decrease dedicated users. Yahoo! would gain nothing by losing this “cool” group of bloggers in an age group they so desperately want to reach, so they must cater to these individuals by leaving the website exactly as is.” - houseoftombombadil
As much as is does sound like a load of bullshit for someone to buy Tumblr, it’s a possibility. I Personally think it should stay independent and I hope David Karp keeps a hold of it like his own child. Or we make enough noise to where such major changes (if bought) will not happen. I would hate to see Tumblr turned into an advertising dump.We’re not a ‘hip fad group’ to be marketed to. I hate the fact that’s all we look like to businesses in the end.reblogging again for this ^
Drat it all, I really hope this isn’t true. Why do companies have to keep buying out other companies? I hate consolidation. -_-
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Love kills slowly?
Well.
The previous owner of my car bought foot mats. Rather interesting ones at that, too. Among the several things on the mats is a furled banner that displays the words “Love Kills Slowly.”
I have stared at those, not really sure what…
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House-themed sets of Harry Potter over on Gilt. You can find them under Juniper Books.
These are fantastic. o_o
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1. Watch last night’s Doctor Who. Sadly I was not able to watch it yesterday due to my travel marathon… 2 trains, 3 airplanes, and a long layover for a total of about 22ish hours. YUCK. But anywayz, I’m super excited to see it, especially as it’s Neil Gaiman’s episode! And it has Warwick Davis!
2. Watch the Once Upon a Time series 2 finale tonight with Case. Yay!
Oh yeah, you finally made your character! XD Good job. And, it’s exciting that you’re back. :D
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I’m not going to try to compare art to science. No one should be asked to. It seems clear to me that both have an incalculable value, but unfortunately, not everyone agrees. So, because you asked, here are some personal thoughts about why art is important. (And for reference, here is the post about storytelling
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Bloodstain Pattern Analysis (BPA) - Resource for Crime Writers
well you never know when this might come in handy.
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I wish that I had someone to read books with.
“As he said it, a vivid picture formed in Harry’s mind of Ginny in a white dress, marrying a tall, faceless and unpleasant stranger. In one spiralling moment it seemed to hit him: her future was free and unencumbered whereas his… he could see nothing but Voldemort ahead.”
—Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, JK Rowling. (Page 100)
There’s no doubt that JK Rowling is a master story-teller. Not only have her works reached out to people of all backgrounds, ages, and beliefs (Quite a feat), she’s also made a pretty penny doing it. But, to be honest, I don’t find her prose all that wonderful.
I Promise I’m Not a Murderer: The Story of a Researching Writer
now with a sequel:
I Swear I’m Not Pregnant, I’m Just Naming Characters
Don’t forget: I’m not Trying to Break Into This Building, I Just Need to Know the Layout of it
The Sequel: I’m Really Not Poisoning Anyone, I Just Need To Know The Symptoms OF Poisoning And How Long They WOULD Take To Die From It.
Not to mention: I’m Not In A Satanic Cult, I Just Need To Know How To Summon A Greater Demon Using Latin Verse.
My personal favorite: I Swear This Isn’t One Of My Personal Kinks I’m Just Researching It For A Fic Request Please Don’t Tell My Mom
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I’ll always be there for you.
Because that’s what friends are for.
Crying because truth.
This post wins all the awards.
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