Oman Technology: All you need to know about Tumblr

Ever since we were blessed with the Tumblr, blogging has become an easier, interesting, and creatively limitless experience that takes you on a journey amid bloggers’ rebellious-yet-beautiful thoughts. Founded by David Karp, Tumblr is a popular microblogging website and mobile app that allows its users to post concise stories with hi-resolution visuals, as well as embedded videos and audios from numerous sites such as Spotify and SoundCloud. Tumblr gained its popularity as a platform and a community of some sort that grants people the ability to creatively and boundlessly express themselves in a community that is inspired by youngsters that enjoy sharing their experiences, sounds, works, photographs, stories, and daily rituals. I’d like to think of it as Twitter’s big sister, with the exception that this visual blogging service developed a cult-like following made of college kids, teenagers, as well as artists-at-heart, and according to the website, most bloggers and visitors are mostly below the age of 25.
It is safe to say that Tumblr is a visual-heavy blogging site that was founded solely as a platform for visual diaries, having said that, it still brings both readers and those who enjoy visual art together, and that to me is the future of blogging. As of this December, there are more than 300 million Tumblr blogs around the globe, with more than 55 million monthly visitors; wouldn’t you want to be a part of that hype?
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Launched: 2007

Why to Download Now: We are in a visual age where bloggers find it more easy to express themselves and share their opinions visually. Instagram might be the leading photo-sharing app, but Tumblr has a vibe of its own, an artsy, exclusive feel, with more creativity and self-expression posts that are set to unleash your caged creativity.
On the app’s latest update, it lets the blogger create GIFs (a big trend on Tumblr) easily, which can be achieved by pressing and holding the record button to quickly create a GIF. And, when you play an audio clip, the playback controls follow you as you scroll.

Pro Tip: Tumblr standard themes can be a bit plain, check out themesltd.com or themes.mxdvs.co

Available for: iOS, Android

Permissions Required: Access to camera and photo library

Size: 78.3MB