Tumblr makes me want to hug the internet
[tags]tumblelog, tumblr, lifestream, wordpress[/tags]
For years I’ve wanted to do something with the amusing crap I discover and link other people to each day. I recently discovered lifestreams and thought that was what I wanted, so for the past several weeks I’ve been toying off and on with trying to get one set up. I tried everything from quickly-hacked php scripts to yahoo pipes, but none of these solutions stirred me.
Then I discovered tumblelogs. I felt like the bee girl from No Rain. Talk about finding your creative element.
Instead of being a passive list of places you’ve visited, where the interesting content is beyond the link itself, tumblelogs create more of a rich-media experience by allowing you to quickly post the most interesting snippet of a website you read, embed the entire video you found on youtube, or even upload a picture from your cell phone. These are little bits of content that make up the internet experience, but are weak on their own. When posted as a tumblelog, this information creates a context that defines our interests and personalities.
A quick google search proved that tumblr is the tool to use for such things. The control freak in me was nervous trying a hosted service, but so far I have been pleasantly surprised. Elated, even. Tumblr allows for complete creative control, even going as far as enabling you to set up custom domain names. And posting content is blissfully simple via the site or bookmarklet. You can even set up other rss feeds to import automatically (like your flickr stream, mog/last.fm/pandora, wishlistr, etc). I would pay for this service. Happily.
Soooo….yeah. Now that I’ve got the big soapbox speech out of the way, let me present my new tumblelog: tumblelog.techslut.net. Seamlessly integrated into wordpress with a bit of a custom theme, and very very squishy. I expect it will mainly end up being a bunch of quotes, but I could prove mysef wrong. It will most certainly be a lot more active than my regular blog. If you want to keep track of these updates, feel free to add my rss feed.
12 Comments, Comment or Ping
dspisak@livejournal
Hey there, how did you get your tumblr integrated into your wordpress theme? How hard was it? I’m looking to do some more customization to my K2 theme, and I may yet try the redoable theme as well and customize that some as well.
Also, which OpenID plugin are you using on your WP? I have given wpopenid a try, but from what others told me it didnt work for them when they tried to login with their LJ credentials.
Mar 9th, 2007
Adora
It isn’t too hard, but it’s not an exact science either. I may try to write up a little HOWTO on integrating tumblr into your site…at least enough to get started. *adds action item for this weekend*
I’m using the Scatmania openid system (the link is to the google cache of the site, since this guy appears to have left the internet). The original script was pretty buggy, but I bribed a friend to clean up the code enough to do what I wanted. I know that probably isn’t much help, sorry. =P
Mar 9th, 2007
dspisak@livejournal
Hmmm, well I would love to see your cleaned up Scatmaina OpenID code as I am trying to make the SVN version of wpopenid from here:
http://verselogic.net/projects/wordpress/wordpress-openid-plugin/
work, and I am having curious issues to say the least.
Mar 10th, 2007
Adora
Action item created!
Mar 10th, 2007
Michael Lambie
http://mjlambie.tumblr.com/ i made one. yay! thanks for the talk!
Mar 25th, 2007
Adora
HEY, I know you! You’re one of my flickr contacts (before barcamp)! HI! *wave*
Mar 25th, 2007
Olivier D. alias ze kat
I described this lifelog feature as “Ligne de vie” (I translate by LiFE-LiNE) and I work to create lifelog network on life2front.com
Do you want your own LiFE-LiNE as my sign profile. I have pink-addicted template if you like ;o)
Mar 31st, 2007
Holmes
I’d never heard about this, but it’s so cool. Thanks for posting about it.
Mar 31st, 2007
Adora
It’s a relatively new service, so don’t feel like you’ve been missing out for a long time. Keep an eye on these guys, though…I have a feeling they’re creating something really cool.
Mar 31st, 2007
Adora
I’m not such a big fan of pink, but I love the timeline interface you’re using. I’d love to try it out, email me at adora@techslut.net with some account details. =]
Apr 1st, 2007
Olivier D. alias ze kat
Just do it ;o)
http://life2front.com/adora/
Apr 12th, 2007
fousivy
eto ochen’ horoshaya ideya i ya ee podderzhivayu. Voobsche, lyubyuoi chelovek s interesnoi istoriei mozhet opublikovat’sya u menya, kak eto delayut nekotoryi zhurnalisty. Tak chto pishite mne na pochtu – dogovorimsya.
Oct 14th, 2009
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