Introducing your new Activity page (and “Tumblarity”)
Two big things:
- We’ve added a new link on your Dashboard labeled Tumblarity. This will take you to your new Activity page where you can see cumulative and trending stats about your activity on Tumblr.
For the past few months we’ve been using an internal metric called “Tumblarity” to sort and filter content on the Search and Popular Content pages. Tumblarity is derived from every blog’s activity and popularity across our network. We’re getting ready to start using it to organize the boss new Tumblr directory (which should be done next week!).
For the first time, you can view your Tumblarity on the Dashboard and Activity page.
Please ignore the fact that I’m less popular than fuckyeahparamore.
Though I like the statistical and analtical side of this new feature, it really just makes Tumblr into a giant popularity contest. I post what I want because it is about my life, my interests, and my thoughts not to gain more followers, likes, or reblogs. I’ve always thought this reblogging culture of Tumblr was narcissistic but this really makes it completely over the top. I doubt this would push me away from using Tumblr alltogether (yet) but I certainly am unimpressed with the evolution of a blogging system that was pure and perfect when I first fell in love.
Jason Lake, at your service.
