Over 400 new features, fixes, and improvements. Introducing Tumblr 3.0
It’s been six months since we launched Tumblr 2.0. We’ve spent a lot of time looking at the ways you’ve been using Tumblr, want to be using it, and could be using it. Today, we’re delighted to show you the culmination of all your feedback and support. The most powerful and simple application we’ve ever built.
Interfacelift
Two things were clear as we were building the next version of Tumblr: Lots of new features would require a very refined interface so as not to be overwhelming. And mobile was going to become very important.
November’s Macworld called Tumblr “ideal for posting from a mobile phone“, and we’ve been thinking a lot about mobile interfaces since we first got ahold of our iPhones a few months ago. Elsewhere, “mobile” means a stripped down baby version of the real thing. But for the first time we’re starting to ...
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Really truly sorry.From: blog.davidville.com
Post Date: 2008-01-21 19:19:16
I’d like to send our sincerest apologies for the interruptions to service over the last few hours.  Please know that we’ve spared no expense to ensure the quality of Tumblr’s operations.  Our managed web host, Rackspace , is generally regarded with the highest level of reliability and support, and we pay an exorbitant price for it.  But to our dismay, a scheduled upgrade to a firewall today was botched by their team, and a week’s worth of preparation by our lead ...
more Weekend updateFrom: blog.davidville.com
Post Date: 2007-11-04 17:25:08
So sorry for the interruptions over the last few days! A bug surfaced in a new caching library we were using (APC) that was wreaking havoc across our servers. It wound up being extremely tedious to locate.
A HUGE thanks to Marco (and his fiance, Tiffany) for pulling some absurd hours over the weekend to get things sorted out. It was absolutely devastating watching the new Tumblr have trouble its first few days.
Another giant thank you to all of our friends who jumped u...
more Tumbling towards 2.0From: blog.davidville.com
Post Date: 2007-04-27 13:41:58
So sorry for the quiet month! We’ve been hard at work on the next iteration of Tumblr, and today we’re ready to pull back the curtain and let you play with some new features we’re totally excited about.
Snappy new interface
The first thing you’ll notice is the slick new Dashboard screen. There’s a ton of new functionality coming to Tumblr, and we’ve been meticulous in keeping the interface focused and dead-simple.
Follow your friends
One of our fav...
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