There’s a new Web 2.0 kid on the block known as Tumblr that is a free tool for creating tumblelogs. What is a tumblelog?
Tumblelogs are blogs with less fuss and more stuff. Tumblr is your friendly and free tool for creating tumblelogs.
Think of a tumblelog like Daring Fireball’s Linked List. Its a place for quick posts that in and of themselves do not warrant an entire blog entry. The sorts of things you post to your tumblelog might also have been gathered together in a single summary post for the day or week. Unlike Twitter which I still don’t see the use of, Tumblr makes it easy to share little tidbits of information with people without derailing the flow of your main blog. They provide quick ways to post text, photos, quotes, links, conversations, and videos.
Now I just wonder how long it will take before someone creates a desktop client for the Mac like Iconfactory did with Twitterrific for Twitter.
Update: I’ve created my own tumblelog on Tumblr.
