Comments on: Single-serving Tumblelogs http://www.qwghlm.co.uk/2009/01/13/single-serving-tumblelogs/ Because all the other domain names were taken Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:53:48 +0000 hourly 1 By: David Macnamara http://www.qwghlm.co.uk/2009/01/13/single-serving-tumblelogs/comment-page-1/#comment-3220 David Macnamara Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:48:55 +0000 http://www.qwghlm.co.uk/blog/?p=1188#comment-3220 add the sadtrombone.com and instantrimshot.com designed with one very annoying comedic purpose. I've been thinking of a similar kind of word a day type calendar site, except daily gripes instead. add the sadtrombone.com and instantrimshot.com designed with one very annoying comedic purpose. I’ve been thinking of a similar kind of word a day type calendar site, except daily gripes instead.

]]> By: Paul Mison http://www.qwghlm.co.uk/2009/01/13/single-serving-tumblelogs/comment-page-1/#comment-3216 Paul Mison Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:47:03 +0000 http://www.qwghlm.co.uk/blog/?p=1188#comment-3216 I've also noticed people using Tumblr for informal group blogs: tell people to use a group on Flickr or tag on delicious and it's easy to get their content aggregated via a couple of RSS feeds. This is how http://lyddleend2050.tumblr.com/ and http://craneporn.tumblr.com/ work - the latter's mine, fwiw. I wonder if the advent of multiple Tumblrs under one account helped the quick single sites to get started? I must say I agree with you that the interface of the site is lovely, and the lack of comments (whilst being a <a href="http://nrbd.tumblr.com/post/67825378/happy-new-year-im-leaving-tumblr" rel="nofollow">cause of complaint</a> to some) is quite nice, as far as I'm concerned. I’ve also noticed people using Tumblr for informal group blogs: tell people to use a group on Flickr or tag on delicious and it’s easy to get their content aggregated via a couple of RSS feeds. This is how http://lyddleend2050.tumblr.com/ and http://craneporn.tumblr.com/ work – the latter’s mine, fwiw.

I wonder if the advent of multiple Tumblrs under one account helped the quick single sites to get started? I must say I agree with you that the interface of the site is lovely, and the lack of comments (whilst being a cause of complaint to some) is quite nice, as far as I’m concerned.

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