I’m sure they’re working on this [and I'm sure you may know about it ;)], so look forward to seeing it. It’ll be a great daily “newspaper” — by the people, for the people Maybe there’s a way for this to also start providing localized versions in the future [to get your localized newspaper concept]. Tumblr + Outside.in = localized newspaper.

In the same way, it is considerably more convenient (for me at least) to “follow” someone by adding them to my RSS reader than to click on the “follow” button.

When I see “you have n followers” or “n people reblogged your post” in the Tumblr dashboard, I know that the numbers don’t mean much.

good question

we means all of us, the consumers who are taking control of the media distribution system.

as for being done, i think that was the wrong word to use. i don’t think we’ll ever be done.

fred

“When we are done, we will have a more efficient and higher quality media experience for everyone.”

The above text struck me as odd though. When are “we” done, or at least how would you define “done?” And please explain the difference between “we” and “everyone.” What implied distinction are you making between we/everyone?

the reblog feature is a cool intratumblr feature but the bookmarklet suffices for everything else. no?

in either case, human filters are key.

http://joelaz.com/post/24732775

If I’m lucky, someone will reblog my reblog of your reblog post

In the “normal” blogging world, bloggers who just republish stuff created by others, rather than getting scoops or generating new content, are widely disparaged; in a Tumblog this behavior is explicitly encouraged via Reblog. You like what someone else posted, but don’t have anything in particular to add? Cool, no problem, reblog.

Similarly, the “strongly typed” nature of Tumblr reduces the friction associated with blogging. As I wrote a month or so ago:

“The Internet is littered with long defunct, three-post blogs in large part because ‘blogging’ is generally viewed as ‘writing,’ and therefore every blog must apparently carry the burden of high school English classes: What’s my thesis? Have I developed my arguments? Spelling counts! Jeez, haven’t I written 500 words yet? Tumblr tries to eliminate some of that friction by scaling down the ambitions of blogging; if you just want to post a picture, post a damn picture and don’t worry about whether it constitutes a ‘blog post.’”

I’m really looking forward to seeing how Tumblr and its community evolve.

I’ve also seen other blogs use clipmarks to good effect.

I think this thing has legs - it turns your blog (or mine, or ours) into more of a wire service, and makes us desk editors in addition to bloggers (to use an old school analogy).