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Tumblr is a blogging platform that allows users to post text, images, video, links, quotes, and audio to their tumblelog, a short-form blog. Users are able to "follow" other users and see their posts together on their dashboard. A user can like or reblog other blogs on the site, and other users can do the same to their posts. The service emphasizes ease of use and customizability, from colors to their theme's HTML. Sams Teach Yourself Tumblr in 10 Minutes will be the first book on this exciting tool, offering straightforward, practical answers for fast results. By working through the 10-minute lessons, you learn everything you need to know to quickly and easily master Tumblr. Step-by-step instructions walk you through the most common questions, issues, and tasks... "Did You Know?" tips offer insider advice and shortcuts... "Watch Out!" alerts help you avoid problems. Sams Teach Yourself Tumblr in 10 Minutes will provide beginner and experienced users with fast at a glance tips pointing out helpful shortcuts and solutions, cautions to help avoid common Tumblr pitfalls, and is written in a clear easy to understand format.
Tumblr is the new "cool" tool for hosting Tumblelogs, multimedia updates that also serve as tweets for Twitter subscribers Tumblr lets you effortlessly share anything from anywhere: text, photos, links, music, and videos, from your browser, phone, desktop, email, or wherever you happen to be Will be the first book dedicated to this increasingly popular social media toolSynopsis
Sams Teach Yourself Tumblr® in 10 Minutes offers straightforward, practical answers when you need fast results. By working through 10-minute lessons, you’ll learn everything you need to use Tumblr to create a blog for sharing tweets, links, text, media, email, anything! Each compact lesson zeroes in on essential techniques, with fast, step-by-step instructions that help you do it right the first time!
Tips point out shortcuts and solutions
Cautions help you avoid common pitfalls
Notes provide additional information
10 minutes is all you need to learn how to…
Create and run a personal blog incredibly easily! Personalize your tumblog with themes and a custom domain name Post text, links, photos, media, and more Add comments to your tumblog Save and share your tweets from Twitter on Tumblr Feed your tumblog content to your Facebook page Post from your cellphone, iPhone, or iPad Find tumblogs you like, and quote or repost their content Extend tumblogs with Goodies and Third-Party Apps About the Author
Bud Smith has written and edited tons of books over the past 25 years, covering a variety of computer topics, including guides to buying a computer, using all kinds of software, and doing almost anything you can think of online. His most recent title is WordPress In Depth, a thorough book about the most popular blogging platform worldwide, coauthored with Michael McCallister. Bud began writing computer books in 1984, the year of the iconic 1984 television commercial for the Macintosh. An early success was Que’s Computer Buyer’s Guide, covering the then-latest and greatest in computer hardware and software. He has also written about creating web pages, Android phones, and the iPad. Bud continues to work as a writer, project manager, and marketer to help people get the most out of technology as it advances. He currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he participates in environmental causes when he’s not working on one of his many technology-related projects.
Table of Contents
Introduction
1 Introduction to Tumblr
What Is Tumblr?
Tumblr
Uses for Tumblr
Why Everyone Loves Tumblr
Looking at Tumblogs
2 Signing Up and Setting Preferences for Tumblr
Signing Up for Tumblr
Choosing Your Account Preferences
3 Customizing Info Settings for Your Tumblog
Accessing the Customize Area
Changing Information About Your Tumblog
4 Choosing a URL for Your Tumblog
It’s All in a Name
Using a Tumblr Subdomain Name
Using a Custom Domain Name
Choosing a Name
Searchability and Your Domain Name
Changing Your Subdomain Name
Using a Custom Domain Name with a Tumblog
5 Changing the Appearance of Your Tumblog
Changing Your Tumblog’s Appearance
Changing Advanced Settings
Changing a Theme’s Appearance
Four Ways to Change Your Tumblog’s Appearance
Choosing a New Theme
Customizing a Theme
6 Creating a Text Post
The Vital Role of Text in Tumblogs
Adding a Text Post
Formatting a Post’s Content
Adding Links to a Post
Using HTML in a Posting
Adding Tags to Post
Additional Options for All Posts
7 Adding Photos to a Text Post
The Art of Photos in Tumblogs
Digital Photo Basics
Adding Your Own Photo to a Text Post
Adding a Web Photo to a Text Post
8 Creating a Photo Post
Photo Posts for Your Tumblog
Photo Post Options
Creating a Photo Post with a Web Photo
Creating a Photo Post with a Webcam Photo
9 Creating a Quote Post
Quote Posts for Your Tumblog
Rules for Quote Posts
10 Creating a Link Post
Link Posts for Your Tumblog
Rules for Link Posts
Creating a Link Post
11 Creating a Chat Post
Chat Posts for Your Tumblog
Rules for Chat Posts
Creating a Chat Post
12 Posting Audio Clips
Using Audio Clips in Tumblogs
Tumblr and Audio Copyright
Digital Audio Basics for Tumblr
Creating an Audio Post
13 Posting Videos
Using Videos in Tumblogs
Creating Video Files
Digital Video Basics for Tumblr
Creating a Video Post
14 Liking, Reblogging, and Following Posts
Building Community in Your Tumblog
Liking Tumblog Posts
Reblogging Tumblog Posts
Following a Tumblog
Improving Your Tumblarity
15 Posting by Email, Phone, and Audio
Posting by Email and Phone
Sending Posts by Email
Markdown and Email Posting
Posting via App
Posting via Audio
16 Using Tumblr with Twitter
Using Tumblr with Twitter
Sending Your Tweets to Your Tumblog
Posting and Viewing Twitter in Tumblr
Sending Tumblr Posts to Twitter
17 Using Tumblr with Other Services
How Tumblr Plays Nice with Others
Feeding Your Tumblog into Facebook
Using Your Tumblog’s RSS Feed
Importing RSS, Blog, and Other Feeds
18 Extending Tumblr with Comments, Goodies, and Apps
Tumblr Is Extensible
Using Tumblr Community
Getting Goodies from Tumblr
Using Tumblr Third-Party Apps
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