@meredithgene / meredithgene.tumblr.com
Being a graduate student in sociology, anthropology, media, journalism, communications, or film and being on Tumblr right now must feel like some eldritch entity reached out from nth dimensional space to give you a fully formed thesis subject.
Also true for working professionals in the field and social media/digital strategists. Between this and the return of Bob Iger I have a lot to think about.
Twitter dying but tumblr is still standing
“Why are people letting Tumblr get away with charging for nothing checkmarks?!” Because they tell you it’s nothing and this website survives on tips.
Like the issue with the twitter checkmark wasn’t the graphic. It was that they were letting people pay to fuck with the algorithm and break a fundamental mechanic of the website that would make Twitter, where having verification actually served a purpose, completely unusable. Tumblr just says “hey wanna mock those idiots with us?” and people did.
tumblr has managed to monetize spite but in a way that somehow doesn’t feel exploitative and i for one respect it
Watching what is happening on Twitter has been a highlight of my career and watching Tumblr take advantage of that all the more so.
I guess I am not surprised that if one platform knows how to survive an orders-of-magnitude devaluation post-acquisition it is Tumblr.
It has been so long that I am surprised that my phone remembered my password for this place.
#the female gaze
this is the female fucking gaze
Whoever shot this, keep hiring them
What Women Want (2017), dir: Taika Waititi
A bit spoiler-y for the next episode, but fascinating.
♬ Cause I will not forget the love you gave. ♬
To stay behind bars until use and old age accept them and all chance of valor has gone beyond recall or desire.
Merriam-Webster’s social media is the only thing giving me hope in these dark times
Happy first night of #hanukkah
“On December 19, the Electors of the Electoral College will cast their ballots. If they all vote the way their states voted, Donald Trump will win. However, they can vote for Hillary Clinton if they choose. Even in states where that is not allowed, their vote would still be counted, they would simply pay a small fine - which we can be sure Clinton supporters will be glad to pay!”
The petition has already been signed by over 750,000 people.
Help reach the 1M goal by signing here!
Now over 4 million signatures
For the rest of you let me just say this.
