This all feels different…
….except that it doesn’t at all. Nothing has changed about Tumblr in the hours since Yahoo announced it was buying the platform this morning, putting an end to the speculation that had been going on for a week or so prior. There’s lots of new speculation (it’s the tech world’s favorite game to play, the equivalent of 24 cable news channels bringing on one “expert” after another to discuss the lack of any substantive updates about a story) about how Yahoo will use Tumblr as a network for native advertising and so on but that all remains to be seen.
Right now all we know is that Tumblr is still the same tool we all used yesterday. So any reaction to the news is based on fears, concerns and guesswork for the time being. If Yahoo does, indeed, do something to screw Tumblr up then there can be a reaction then but until then let’s all just chill and continue to enjoy this and use if for whatever programs we may have been planning in the past, alright?
Top Blogging Platforms, 2013
WordPress remains the most used platform among the world’s top 100 English-language blogs with sites such as Mashable, Techcrunch and Ars Technica using it, according to Pingdom.
The New York Times continues to embrace it too with blogs such as The Lede, Bits Blog, Paul Krugman’s blog, The Opinionator all on WordPress.
Read through to compare this year with last and see what some of your favorite sites are using for their CMS/blog platforms.
Reblog because yeah, WordPress is important. I know we’re all focused on Tumblr right now because of the social capabilities it has but WordPress is the platform people grow into.
The Moment of Bluth. Arrested Development Entertainment Weekly Covers
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Reblog because SQUEEE!!!
Goodnight, Farewell and Amen Dr. Sidney Freedman. Thank you for keeping us sane through the longest Korean War America has ever known.
Reblog because this was always a favorite character of mine on the show. The only one who wasn’t having any of Hawkeye’s BS even while enjoying the chaos at the 4077.
We hazed the new Thursday Night Comedy, Go On.
Reblog because these people probably sit across from each other.
life:
Donald Sutherland by LIFE’s Co Rentmeester.
(Co Rentmeester—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)
Reblog because if you haven’t seen Sutherland’s early movies, including MASH, you’re missing out on one of the great acting talents.
“ Some people call it science fiction. I don’t even consider it science fiction; I consider it a fairytale. Fairytale is the environment… you can, literally, do anything. And if I believe it while I’m filming it, the audience tends to believe it too. ” —Irvin Kershner, Director: Star Wars: Episode V
Reblog because sometimes I forget this is the best movie ever and appreciate reminders.
