Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Viewed By A Collections Company, How Yahoo May Affect Tumblr

By Rob Sutter


It seems like every time I log onto Tumblr, I fear that some drastic change is going to occur with the website. After all, considering that Yahoo has purchased the fun networking site built around reblogging, you can't blame me for being just a little bit skeptical. What would happen, though, if there were actions taken that would potentially drive users away? I'm sure that at least one of them may entail a collections company coming in so that the problem may be taken care of.

I think it goes without saying that YouTube's features wouldn't be utilized as much if the site itself wasn't free to utilize. Tumblr follows this same kind of mindset as well, since many individuals log into the site with the intent of enjoying themselves. While reblogging is important, being able to create one's own blogs is an important point to bring up as well. One has to wonder how much this ease of use would alter if ads started to become more prevalent, though.

I'm sure that many will agree when I say that there are certain videos on YouTube which should not have advertisements coinciding with them. For example, how many times have you wanted to watch a clip that wasn't even thirty seconds when an ad about half of a minute long comes before it? I think that this is a ridiculous circumstance. While I am all for unique content creators being given a slice of the proverbial pie, shouldn't there be requirements set for the videos in this regard?

What if there were fees placed on the website, seemingly out of nowhere? I can only imagine how much commotion there would be amongst members of the Tumblr audience once that news came about. This is the sort of situation that I cannot find anyone supporting, whether you're talking about the general public or those belonging to a reputable collections company. I can only hope that such firms as Rapid Recovery would take notice of this kind of circumstance and listen to what the public would have to say.

Tumblr is the kind of website that doesn't have to change, which is more than I can say for most other platforms. The appearance of the site is sleek and it is easy enough to utilize as well. This can be said for those who simply want to reblog as a passing hobby or those who are dedicated to creating blogs on a large platform. Yahoo's control over the site doesn't seem to have much in the way of negative alterations and I can only hope that it stays that way.




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