A few more thoughts on things I’ve been enjoying about Tumblr as a platform:
Maintenance
No worries about hosting. No Very little downtime. No time spent worrying about database backups or optimization or handling a spike in traffic.
Interface
The dashboard could quickly become my browser homepage.
Community
The community feel. Not that I necessarily want another feed reader or to compete in a popularity contest … but there’s something about the content coming into my stream and the options I have to interact with that stream that imbues a sense of involvement more than a traditional self hosted blog. It’s a bit hard to explain and is probably only understood through the experience.
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Overall, it’s the simplicity that has endeared me to this platform.
