Tumblr UI
I’ve been playing with Davidville’s Tumblr publishing application for a few weeks now. After discovering the site a few months ago right after it was launched, I set up and account and as usual, just let it sit.
Honestly, I’ve been hard at work. Really.
But that said, I finally started testing out the full breadth of the tools a few weeks ago and it’s so very well done. Simple, easy, egaging, and intuitive (well fairly). I suggest everyone check it out. Now I just need to find a way to publish to it from here, and vice versa. Integrate streams if you will. Which is the one thing that I love so much about it.
I tend to use Tumblr as more than just a blog publishing tool. I use it as an aggregate of my life online. A trend that’s seen popping up with Plaxo Pulse, Twitter & Facebook integration, etc. The idea that as social networks and social people we exist in many places, but our activities in those many places should be displayed and celebrated throughout. It’s useful obviously for marketing (as in “What’ this link from? Oh Del.icio.us? Cool. Sign me up) but also a great retention tool. Heck I use Twitter because it’s an easier Facebook. I don’t use Facebook anymore. Sorry guys. It’s just overwhelming.
That said, check out Tumblr.
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03/04/2008 SXSW preparedness
Well I’m only two days away from leaving for Austin, Texas, home of the yearly pilgrimage that is the South by Southwest festival. A week plus of music, film, graphic art, and interaction design nerd-dom.
2007 was my first time attending the event, and I had a blast. I went fairly unprepared due to the fact that I was overworked and under deadline, but I went anyway. I learned a lot, met a number of interesting people, and even bumped into an old friend and classmate from Purdue that I hadn’t seen in over 10 years.
But this year I plan on doing things a little differently. I’m actually, well, planning. Figuring out which sessions to attend, calendaring the laundry list of interesting evening events from booze parties to heady conversations post conference.
The best part. I get to meet up with one of my partners and a potential team member while down there, and to ice the cake, I’m traveling with a fresh Alpha release for our upcoming product. If you’re lucky I’ll share, gain some feedback and hopefully some new contacts.
Looking forward to seeing everyone down there, and you’ll be sure to find some updated posts and photos here and elsewhere.
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