Tumblr, it's advantages and disadvantages. How it can be used and it's functions

2. Content:
• Definition
• Whose uses Tumblr and why?
• Quote of Tumblr users
• Purpose of Tumblr as a blog
• The Pros and Cons of Tumblr as a social
network, compared to others
• Problems in creating an account
• How to create an account
• How to post pictures, videos and text.
• How to re-blog
• Resources
• Quiz
• Bibliography
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3. Definition
• Tumblr is a website and micro-
blogging platform that allows
users to port text, images,
videos, links, quotes and audio
to their tumble log, a short form
blog.
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4. Tumblr Users
• Most Tumblr users vary from the ages
between 15 to 25 and from both genders.
• We use Tumblr not because it’s a great
way to connect with our readers, or
because we believe this or something like
it is a part of a new way forward for
interaction between publishers and
audience. We use Tumblr because it’s fun.
I believe that there’s a value in doing
things we like simply because we like to
do them.
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5. A quote of one of the Tumblr
users
• Jenny: Tumblr is a place to host my
blog, so in a sense it is a platform,
but not in constructing an identity. I
already have an identity, which is on
display with every post.
This is a simple quote to show you how
Tumblr users feel about their blog,
because it basically defines them.
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6. Purpose of Tumblr as a blog
• Tumblr is a blogging platform that
allows users to post
text, images, videos, links, quotes and
audio to their tumblelog, a short-form
blog. Users can follow other users, or
choose to make their tumblelog
private. The service emphasizes ease of
use.
• Tumblr lets you effortlessly share
anything from your
browser, phone, desktop, email, or
wherever you happen to be.
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7. Pros of Tumblr Platform
• Well designed, good-looking and easily to start with
interface.
• Excellent set of templates made by world-class web
designers are available for free.
• You post whatever you like Photos, Videos, text, audio
files, links and add them to your conversations.
• Excellent and cool social networking system which
are similar to Twitter, with option to follow other
blogs.
• Could integrate well with social networks and will be
able to post Twitter feed without modifications.
• Easy mobility options, You can post through email,
phone, and even by a SMS.
• Excellent Mobile apps available for Android, iOS
platforms.
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8. Cons of Tumblr Platform
• You could not contact fellow blog
users like you do it in twitter.
• No option to import address book.
• RSS important network which use
to be there earlier is removed.
• Limitations of kind of posts, you can
upload only the audio file per day.
Net
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9. Problems in creating a Tumble
account
• Choose another email to sign up
with
• Restart computer
• Reload the tumblr.com page
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10. How to create a Tumblr
account
Firstly open a web
page and go on to
tumblr.com.
Secondly as shown in
the picture, in order
to sign up you would
type up your email,
password and URL. At
the end you would
click “start posting”
to finalize the sign up
process.
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11. Next, this page
would appear
where you would
have to type up the
text in front of
you, this is for the
computer to make
sure that you're
human.
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12. Finally, this page would appear which
means that you have succeeded in
creating an account and that you’re
ready to post.
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13. How to post pictures on Tumblr
Post basically means Display, therefore in
order to post a picture you would have to go
through these steps.
• Go on to your tumblr home page
• Click on picture
• Click on choose file (browse)
• Finally, click upload.
Your picture will be posted successfully.
If you’re still confused about the process
posting a picture, just click onto this link and
follow the simple steps.
http://screencast.com/t/Ja04Ai95moQC
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14. How to post a video
After logging
into Tumblr, the
steps that you
take in order to
upload a video is
as follows:
1. Click video
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15. 2. Click upload
video
3. Browse
the video
that you
want to
upload
4. Press
choose to
finalize your
choice of
video
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16. This is
your
attach
ed file
5. Click
create post
to upload
the video
successfull
y.
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17. How to post text on Tumblr
In order to post You type in
a text, you first your text
of all click and then
quote. click create
post. This
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18. How to re-blog on twitter
• Blog basically means a web site on which an
individual or group of users record
opinions, information, etc. on a regular
basis.
• In order to re-blog, you go to any tumblr
blog and make sure youre logged in.
• Go to the post that you would like to re-post
on to your own blog.
• Click on where it says reblog which is
usually on the top right corner of a post.
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19. Click on
re-blog
This is an example of what will
post
appear if you click on re-blog, you
simply scroll down and click on re-
blog post. Just like I have captured.
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20. List of resources that can help
you learn more about Tumblr
• A Complete Guide To Tumblr
• The Ultimate Tumblr Toolbox
• Things to Know About Custom Tumblr
Theme Design | Build Internet
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21. Quiz
Tumblr is?
• A website and a micro-blogging platform
• A search engine
• An encyclopedia
What do you do when facing a Problem in creating an account?
• Restart computer
• Sign up using another email
• Use one of the Tumblr help websites
• All of the above
What is a blog?
• A web site on which an individual or group of users record opinions, pictures,
videos etc.
• A tumblr option
• A book
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22. Bibliography
• http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/create-
a-hyperlink-HA010021479.aspx#BM2
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Lg_SKJ5HXg
• http://www.tumblr.com/reblog/12930076128/fAH19t6o?re
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• http://www.google.ae/#sclient=psy-
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