Nicole Abbondaza
Tumblr’s popularity as a social networking website rivals
that of Facebook. The website’s usage continues to expand, rising from around
110 million views to about 140 million since May of this year. Considering
Facebook bought out Instagram, its other source of competition, Ingram the
author of this article, speculates that it would be in Facebook’s best interest
for Zuckerberg to buy Tumblr as well. Inman talks about his daughters’ usage of
Tumblr in comparison to that of Facebook, stating that they are more drawn to
Tumblr and that “Facebook seems to have become something
they feel they have to use rather than something
they want to spend a lot of time on…”
Personally, I find Tumblr more
appealing than Facebook. I am fairly anonymous on the website, so I am able to
express my opinions and feelings more. I also feel that, while it is popular,
Tumbler is not as shallow and mainstream as Facebook. There is a greater sense
of community in Tumblr. Many “fandoms” of different books, movies, and T.V.
shows gather there to talk about said materials. I feel that I have much more
freedom on Tumblr, and I enjoy its interface more than Facebook’s. I hope that
Facebook doesn’t buy out Tumblr because I’m sure changes will be made, changes
that many of the Tumblr users will be against. I actually found the title to
this article on Tumblr, and there were several unhappy comments about the idea,
such as “We will find another website!” Its users see Tumblr as a haven from society
and a source for very like-minded people to share ideas, and Facebook as a
now-generic social networking website.
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