tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978531190643365040.post9169295874721591554..comments2023-10-04T11:47:45.212-04:00Comments on The Flying Trilobite: Why I don't like Tumblr: mystery cephalopod islandsGlendon Mellowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03582347493421110738noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978531190643365040.post-11316994679098361432011-02-11T03:57:39.666-05:002011-02-11T03:57:39.666-05:00I've never had an account of my own, and I do ...I've never had an account of my own, and I do follow a few that are really excellent blogs. <br /><br />I agree with you though, SLW-L. In general there's something about the culture that has arisen from the Tumblr interface that is just throwing images and memes around with very little new content.Glendon Mellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03582347493421110738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978531190643365040.post-60503804006634979552011-02-10T14:34:01.242-05:002011-02-10T14:34:01.242-05:00I started a Tumblr account maybe a year or so ago ...I started a Tumblr account maybe a year or so ago and quickly decided not to actively use it, mainly because of the issues you're talking about. It's hard for me to even enjoy looking at most Tumblr blogs because, as you mentioned, people tend to just re-post with no explanation whatsoever. Even when some appear to be posting their own original images, there's often no description, so I'm still left wondering what exactly is going on. I find it extremely irritating to have to constantly try to decipher the mess. Maybe eventually I'll get into it, but right now I tend to avoid Tumblr as much as I can.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07537143639343069696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978531190643365040.post-32938792841288814082011-02-08T09:12:24.142-05:002011-02-08T09:12:24.142-05:00Amazing Google-fu! Thanks biopunk!
Awesome.Amazing Google-fu! Thanks biopunk!<br /><br />Awesome.Glendon Mellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03582347493421110738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978531190643365040.post-11656344698186058812011-02-08T08:46:35.916-05:002011-02-08T08:46:35.916-05:00Hey Glendon,
My Google-fu, in combination with a ...Hey Glendon,<br /><br />My Google-fu, in combination with a decent Italian translator, and insomnia have paid off!<br /> <br />The name of the artist is: <br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/paolodefrancesco/4863759676/" rel="nofollow">Paolo De Francesco</a>.<br /><br />Apparently, it was originally the rejected artwork for the album cover of '<a href="http://www.chronica.it/public/uploads/2010/04/ligabue_cover_arrivederci-mostromedia.jpg" rel="nofollow">Arrivederci, Mostro</a>', by the Italian singer-songwriter Luciano Ligabue.<br /><br />It was based on Swedish photo-manipulator Erik Johansson's '<a href="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/mind-boggling-photo-manipulations-erik-johansson/14001" rel="nofollow">Fishy Island</a>' (2009). <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/paolodefrancesco/4863759676/sizes/l/in/photostream/" rel="nofollow">Arrivederci, mostro</a>!biopunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11614894519622906554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-978531190643365040.post-91565387692678535482011-02-08T08:42:58.963-05:002011-02-08T08:42:58.963-05:00Yes. It's a big problem. Since I started highl...Yes. It's a big problem. Since I started highlighting a Tumblr post in my weekly digest, I've come across many issues.<br /><br />It's not hard to do: it takes another 30 seconds of effort. I started my own tumblr recently (nostalgiathief.tumblr.com), and using the "share with tumblr" bookmark applet, citation is automatic.<br /><br />It's laziness and carelessness. Not a big surprise considering that Tumblr is the most juvenile of platforms.davorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04970830405883835452noreply@blogger.com