I have two blogs, my tumblr blog and my wordpress blog. today I am going to compare the two, riveting stuff huh?
tumblr
my first impressions of tumblr were that it was very minimalist, there was not alot of personal information on there. the basic set up is a one column blog with no side column links or calenders etc. there is one theme option with a 3×3 column/row option, and of course the site allows for html so you can change the page however you want. however, the majority of tumblr’s i follow do not use this option.
due to the lack of ‘blog roll’ in a sidebar, there is the option for you to ‘follow’ someones tumblr blog. this means every time i log onto my blog, the dashboard comes up with my entries, and the latest entries from the people i follow. you should visit some of the ones i mostly keep track of:
njmcgee: one of the tutors from this unit, Nathan McGuiness. Lots of satire, cynicism and NMP related links “Intertwingled”
kari-shma: young woman (i guess) posts ALOT of images, photography, borrows from weheartit and other tumblr users “twentythree”
jess-with-spaghetti: my tumblr, mostly post images relating to my mood. still trying to get the colors how i want. “wendybird wonderings”
i think the thing i find most appealing about tumblr is the lack of writing. there are no long blogs, just one or two lines, an image, a song, some dialogue, one thing. you also cannot post more then one picture in a single entry, which i like, but i am not sure why. i think it is very easy to be personal on tumblr, people share alot about themselves with the types of things they post. when someone blogs something cool, there is also the option for you to ‘reblog’ it on your own page, for example, this post about marilyn monroe girls vs. audrey hepburn girls (written by a dude) has been reblogged ALOT. go visit.
for the record… don’t really care much about either of those women, but i would like to hope i was audrey hepburn type of girl
tumblr is super basic, it only offers you minimal post options, but with the html option there is alot of freedom for those who know how to use it. it is a great blog site.
9/10
wordpress
my wordpress blog is the one i set up for school. i made my own banner, using photoshop, and tried to make the theme a little tiny representation of myself. the blog is like a typical blog, single column for posts, left hand side bar for archive, blog roll, tag cloud (my favorite feature) calender, etc. i can also import my del.ici.ous. links and flickr photos so they appear on my the sidebar.
i have 13 links on the side of my page, 11 of which are blogs, 3 are tumblr blogs, 5 are uni students and unit staff blogs. these are great to have because i can keep up to date on whats going on.
i post LONG blogs (sometimes) on wordpress, so when i am in a longwinded mood this suits me just fine. i love the fact that with some themes you can post your own header, and you have alot of freedom with how the site can look. i like the fact that there is a comments option, however, i find it hard to get back to the person who commented, to go visit their blog. i also like that you can embed videos, audio and images into your posts.
the dashboard is very cluttered however, and my ‘status’ bar rarely if ever works. there is alot of information on the welcome page.
all in all i like wordpress for the freedom i have to post essays etc, but it does not suit my lifestyle like tumblr does. i want a blog where i can post one thing and go, i have barely enough time to eat before i leave the house for uni everyday.
i fancy myself as something of a terrible amature photographer, and i often look to flickr for some inspiration, or something to make me envious. this photo set is one of the latter.
danske takes some amazing photos, but the defaced set of polaroids is amazing. the color, focus and harsh black texta across the image are so poignant of the feelings (felt?) by so many 20 somethings today. its not as extreme as the 13-17 emo crowd (plus, its way un-cool to be an emo right?) but its not as angry/sad swing feeling as the 27-35 crowd. this is a generation of people who were told repeatedly its ok to be different, while all the same time making us feel nerd-tastic for liking the smurfs, thinking ben stiller is a knob and watching “labyrinth” so many times you could recite it word for word. we aren’t happy all the time. but we aren’t sad either.
go visit it, i am still getting it up and going, but i have to say, i think i already prefer it to this blog. i can post short sharp entries on how i am feeling, what i am doing or something cool i find… i think it is easy, efficient, and much more suited to my lifestyle at the moment.
