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Created in 2006 by David Karp, Tumblr is now home to over 100 million personal blogs that allow users worldwide to share artwork, videos, opinions and ideas with friends, family and Tumblr readers.
The First Tumblelogs
In 2005, a German teenager named Chris Neukirchen created Anarchaia, the world's first microblogging platform -- or tumblelog. Unlike the long, multi-paragraph posts readers can typically find on such platforms as WordPress or Blogger, tumblelog posts are short and sweet, only rarely exceeding a single paragraph.
Inspired by Anarchaia, two Chicago friends, Marcel Molina and Sam Stephenson, started developing their own tumblelog platform, Projectionist, a site with a strong and distinctive visual identity. Projectionist pioneered some of the features found today on Tumblr, such as the prominent display of pull quotes and links, along with multimedia content such as images, audio files and videos.
The Birth of Tumblr
While Anarchaia and Projectionist were the two first tumblelogs in history, they only allowed their own creators to post content. Intrigued by the tumblelog concept, David Karp -- a young programmer from New-York City -- decided in 2006, along with his friend Marco Arment, to start development on a new tumblelog platform that would allow anyone to create their own microblogs.
Officially launched in 2007, Tumblr was a breakaway hit, with over 75,000 users creating an account within the site's first two weeks.
Acquisition by Yahoo
In 2013, Yahoo paid $1.1 billion to acquire Tumblr, with David Karp staying on as CEO. The impact of this acquisition on users, however, has been minimal, with Tumblr still retaining, as of publication, its familiar visual identity and features.
The First Tumblelogs
In 2005, a German teenager named Chris Neukirchen created Anarchaia, the world's first microblogging platform -- or tumblelog. Unlike the long, multi-paragraph posts readers can typically find on such platforms as WordPress or Blogger, tumblelog posts are short and sweet, only rarely exceeding a single paragraph.
Inspired by Anarchaia, two Chicago friends, Marcel Molina and Sam Stephenson, started developing their own tumblelog platform, Projectionist, a site with a strong and distinctive visual identity. Projectionist pioneered some of the features found today on Tumblr, such as the prominent display of pull quotes and links, along with multimedia content such as images, audio files and videos.
The Birth of Tumblr
While Anarchaia and Projectionist were the two first tumblelogs in history, they only allowed their own creators to post content. Intrigued by the tumblelog concept, David Karp -- a young programmer from New-York City -- decided in 2006, along with his friend Marco Arment, to start development on a new tumblelog platform that would allow anyone to create their own microblogs.
Officially launched in 2007, Tumblr was a breakaway hit, with over 75,000 users creating an account within the site's first two weeks.
Acquisition by Yahoo
In 2013, Yahoo paid $1.1 billion to acquire Tumblr, with David Karp staying on as CEO. The impact of this acquisition on users, however, has been minimal, with Tumblr still retaining, as of publication, its familiar visual identity and features.
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