Tumblr: as a platform vs. a community
So when I started MegBurns.com, I really just wanted start a blog, not a “tumblr.” I only used Tumblr because I was familiar with it and many of the blogs I read were hosted on it. I honestly didn’t even know that having a “tumblr” was even something, I thought it was just another platform like Blogspot or Word Press.
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about Tumblr and it’s functionality as not just a blog host, but more as a community. Since I’ve joined Tumblr I’ve realized that many/most people that use Tumblr seem to be blogging as part of the Tumblr community. There is definitely a disconnect between Tumblr users and users of the more traditional and detached platforms.
At first I would post with a general audience in mind, but now I find myself posting to cater to the tumblr community- i.e. trying to engage fellow tumblrs, increase tumblarity, gain more followers, etc.
I am starting to feel like my blog has decreased in content and become strictly a lifecast. I feel like I have started to lose focus on the original goals I had set for my blog.
Has anyone else had a similar tumblr/blog experience? Do you view it as a positive or a negative? What are your thoughts on Tumblr as a platform vs. as a community in general?
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michellealden answered:
wow you’re doing it even when you don’t realize you’re doing it
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scenes-from-my-hood answered:
i’ve been battling with this too. i view becoming too tumblr-ized as a negative, but i find i’m moving more and more in that direction….
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