Tumblr release official BlackBerry Application

March 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment

It’s a constant new feature race between Tumblr and Posterous at the moment. As fast as one reveals a new feature, the other reveals something else equally interesting.

And now Tumblr has revealed an official BlackBerry application to let you post text,photos, video, audio and links. It was developed by Mobelux, who also did the Tumblr iPhone app. Apparently BlackBerry Storm 2 owners might experience some issues, but there’s already a workaround.

It does just about everything, including letting you send images and video from your library, or record new video directly from the app itself.

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Microblogging has always fitted mobile devices perfectly, whether it’s Twitter, Tumblr or Posterous, and the expanding range of applications which simplify the process of adding more to your content will only improve matters. There’s actually already a WordPress app for BlackBerry, but I’m not sure I’d want to type a typical entry of mine on a touchscreen or smart phone keyboard. But allow me to fuel a microblogging with link posts, short entries, videos and pictures, and that’s the perfect mobile form of expression.

Tumblr are hosting the app download as a direct link.

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Tumblr: Stats, the ability to add pages, and revenue on the way

March 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment

I’m a big fan of both Tumblr and Posterous, despite not really having the time/project to make the best use of them at the moment. So the fact that Tumblr has released a new feature, some interesting statistics and signs of new revenue streams launching soon has reignited my thoughts on how I could use the service effectively.

The new feature is the ability to add static pages – which will aid companies and bloggers looking to keep content highlighted. Adding a page is simple, with three layouts to choose from.

And it will only build on some pretty impressive statistics released today – 1 billion page views in February 2010 for starters. It also has 2 million posts every day, 15,000 new posts daily, and 18 new posts and reblogs every second.

Incidentally, 1 billion page views in February equals 36 million page views per day, 25,000 page views per minute, or 400 per second. And Tumblr has put together a nice infographic to show off the info:

Tumblr statistics February 2010

And if that isn’t enough, apparently there are also plans to unveil two new revenue generating features next month, powered by the widget mysteriously pictured below:

For a personal or simple company blog, I’d definitely recommend checking out Tumblr or Posterous. They’re easier to update than a traditional hosted blog platform (whether Blogger or WordPress), and offer as many design options etc. Ultimately a full self-hosted blog platform such as WordPress (Which this site uses) offers some additional advantages, but if you don’t want the hassle or advertising, then go with the microblogging platforms.

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