Tumblr News & Articles

Assuming you were busy adding hashtags to your Facebook posts or checking out your Tweets’ analytics on Twitter, you may have missed some of the other social media-related news this week.

Marissa Mayer's company has been waving its checkbook again, adding yet more talent and technology as it continues to revamp and refocus on features. This week's acquisitions include photo app maker GhostBird and conference call company Rondee. 

This week, while we were checking out the new Gmail or crossing our fingers that we were important enough to have our Facebook pages verified by Zuckerberg, there were some smaller, but significant updates released across other platforms and networks. 

Alongside the Tumblr acquisition, Yahoo is taking off the wraps on one of its earlier acquisitions. Image-sharing service Flickr gets a major hi-resolution makeover with a new app for Android users. 

Yahoo has announced that it will acquire Tumblr in a refreshingly honestly press release that states "Per the agreement and our promise not to screw it up, Tumblr will be independently operated as a separate business."

Yahoo is bidding for Tumblr in an attempt to boost its social media credentials, but Facebook and other parties may be interested in spoiling the party. 

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Starcom MediaVest is a big name among advertising agencies, supporting massive global brands. Twitter will be using the deal as part of its marketing strategy, as it aims to tie its presence to multiple screens, media and brands. 

With just about every report showing a boom in mobile advertising revenue, that blissful serenity when viewing Tumblr blogs on iPhone or Android is now being blighted by adverts, but not too many to turn users off. 

According to reports, blogging website Tumblr will be venturing into the mobile advertising market.

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While social media continues to be a popular communication tool, according to a new survey released by the Pew Research Center some sites aren't as well-received as others.

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WordPress 3.5 has been remade to be Retina ready for the iPad, and long sought after media editing tools have been added as well.

 With its growth rocketing, serious Tumblr users and advertisers need to know just how good things are on the share-any-content site. Union Metrics has stepped in with a Tumblr analytics package, following on from its TweetReach tool.