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I already ranted about this on my tumblelog: I'm not at all a fan of this release. Ugly, cluttered design, new features that aren't entirely necessary, and a lot of wasted space. I joined Tumblr for its simplicity, for how every feature added something. Most of this stuff is redundant crap. EDIT: the rant is at http://unalone.tumblr.com/post/70951166/is-it-just-me-or-is-...
I already ranted about this on my tumblelog: I'm not at all a fan of this release. Ugly, cluttered design, new features that aren't entirely necessary, and a lot of wasted space. I joined Tumblr for its simplicity, for how every feature added something. Most of this stuff is redundant crap. EDIT: the rant is at http://unalone.tumblr.com/post/70951166/is-it-just-me-or-is-...
I already ranted about this on my tumblelog: I'm not at all a fan of this release. Ugly, cluttered design, new features that aren't entirely necessary, and a lot of wasted space. I joined Tumblr for its simplicity, for how every feature added something. Most of this stuff is redundant crap. EDIT: the rant is at http://unalone.tumblr.com/post/70951166/is-it-just-me-or-is-...
So like Posterous, but the opposite?
I still prefer Tumblr to Posterous. Themes are big. The user interface is big. Posterous has neither, and it suffers for it.
It's more that Tumblr's not perfect anymore. With v4, I couldn't think of anything I wanted added. It could have stayed like that for a decade and I'd still use it. It was fast, concise, beautiful, uncluttered. v5 is a step back. It adds clutter where there was none before.
I'm hoping it's temporary, because Tumblr's staff is incredible and they listen to users. (I hope more than just me complains about this.) But for now, it's pretty irritating, which is to say less than perfect. It's still the best on the market.
The new features look great, but I'm surprised no one has discussed that screencast. That was the slickest and sexiest product demonstration I've ever seen; I watched the entire thing, and I dont even own a tumblog
It pales before Charles Forman's presentation from Iminlikewithyou, though: he's part of the NY Tumblr crowd. This was easily the most over-the-top thing I've ever seen, and it's hilarious:
The new features look great, but I'm surprised no one has discussed that screencast. That was the slickest and sexiest product demonstration I've ever seen; I watched the entire thing, and I dont even own a tumblog
I can't see it because I don't have flash on this machine, but am opposed in general to screencasts, videos and co. Unless you actually have a spectacle to show, just tell me wtf is new, please. I can read a paragraph of text before the loading icon on yr goddamn video has even begun to spin.
But a launch should be about spectacle. It's completely fine to have fun if you're not getting in people's ways.
This is going to be an interesting year for tumble & microblogs, can't wait to see what's next :)
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I can't see it because I don't have flash on this machine, but am opposed in general to screencasts, videos and co. Unless you actually have a spectacle to show, just tell me wtf is new, please. I can read a paragraph of text before the loading icon on yr goddamn video has even begun to spin.
Well, Tumblr v5 launched, so you could just go on the site and see what's new. I did that before watching the vidcast. But a launch should be about spectacle. It's completely fine to have fun if you're not getting in people's ways.
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Well, Tumblr v5 launched, so you could just go on the site and see what's new. I did that before watching the vidcast. But a launch should be about spectacle. It's completely fine to have fun if you're not getting in people's ways.
A launch shouldn't be about alienation. Is there any reason the video couldn't have been accompanied by text?
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A launch shouldn't be about alienation. Is there any reason the video couldn't have been accompanied by text?
Text would have been redundant. The entire thing is launched. The interface is self-explanatory. (If you've never used Tumblr, it really is beautifully simple, despite this new clutter.) The video is there to get you excited, not to tour the site. Lines like "The first thing you'll notice about the new Tumblr is that it is sexy as hell " don't guide, they boast. Tumblr's staff blog is often very much about the people…
The evidence that text wouldn't have been redundant is even on this thread -- poster asks what's new, is answered in a sentence. A line like that accompanying the video, or even in a separate post, would have been of unquestionable utility to users.
Or, hell, Apple software is pretty self-explanatory too. Perhaps their minimalist "bug fixes" change notes are sufficient after all?
The new features look great, but I'm surprised no one has discussed that screencast. That was the slickest and sexiest product demonstration I've ever seen; I watched the entire thing, and I dont even own a tumblog