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Kodak Is Worth Less Than Tumblr

8:15AM September 27, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Here’s today’s depressing tweet, courtesy of the WSJ’s Dennis Berman: Kodak, which historically pioneered personal photography and employs almost 20,000 people, closed at an all time low, and “is now worth $US468m, or $US330m less than 50-person, profitless Tumblr.” More »

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Turning Tragedy Into Memes For Fun And Profit

6:35AM August 27, 2011 | Mat Honan

A hurricane is barrelling down on the US east coast. Earthquakes are everywhere. Steve Jobs is retiring. Everything is f**ked! Which means it’s the perfect opportunity to cash in with a viral meme. But how? More »

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Why Do You Like Bad News?

4:00AM August 20, 2011 | Mat Honan

Last year, a rental scammer conned my pregnant wife and me out of $US5100 and very nearly left us homeless. I wrote about it on Tumblr. Almost immediately, 50 people “liked” my bad news. Jerks. More »

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The Most Beautiful Pics General Electric Ever Instagram’d

9:00AM July 6, 2011 | Kwame Opam

It looks like GE has taken to both Tumblr and Instagram with this new series. It’s a look back on 130 years of innovation, of course using all the old-timey filters at their disposal. More »

Software

Tumblr 2.0 For iPhone: Finally Usable

10:17AM June 30, 2011 | Kwame Opam

I remember when I first downloaded the first official Tumblr app. It was clunky, slow, and didn’t show what I wanted it to. I promptly gave up on it. Version 2.0, on the other hand, is actually something I’d use. More »

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More People Are Tumblr’ing Than Using WordPress Blogs

7:40PM June 16, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

In just four years, Tumblr has overtaken the eight-year-old WordPress as the blogging platform du jour. Tumblr now has over 20,870,000 blogs. Mostly about cats and gifs, from what I can see. [Mashable]

Computing

Is This A Laptop Thief In Action?

8:47AM June 1, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Joshua Kaufman claims his MacBook was lifted from his California apartment, and the police aren’t doing a thing to help him get his stolen property back. Just like the others before him, Kaufmann has been tracking the guy with Hidden, a theft-tracking app. He has creepy pictures of the thief using his laptop in the car, logging into Facebook and even sitting in bed shirtless with it. Eww. [ThisGuyHasMyMacBook]

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The Internet Is Watching Charlie Sheen Implode

2:31AM March 3, 2011 | Sam Biddle

If you haven’t been in a deep coma for the past 48 hours, you’re probably aware of this Charlie Sheen fellow. He’s been saying the darndest things! He’s (coked?) out of his mind! And we’re all watching it live online. More »

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How To Back Up Your Tumblr

9:00PM December 8, 2010 | Whitson Gordon

If you’re a Tumblr user, you probably noticed the massive outage it endured this weekend, and you’re probably having one of those “what if I’d lost everything” moments. Here’s how to back up your Tumblr to save yourself from such distress. More »

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Eclair (At Least) Is Needed For Tumblr’s Official Android App

8:16PM August 16, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Bad luck if you’re a fast-paced Tumblr fiend running anything less than Android 2.1 on your Android. Their first official Android app has no place on your phone. More »