Over the past few months I’ve also been keeping a blog on Tumblr. I’m using it mostly as a way of collecting and sharing images that interest me, or that I’d like to keep hold of for future reference. (This screenshot is of the archive, where you can view lots of thumbnails at once.)
I mostly use the “queue” function, which automatically publishes content as often as you tell it to. That way I’m not spamming people’s feed readers with dozens of images in one go whenever I find something particularly interesting.
I don’t use Tumblr for posting my own pictures, or for writing about anything, but if you feel like having a sneaky peek at some of the images that I find inspiring, you’re welcome to come and follow me.
That’s interesting. I always thought of tumblr as a site where pictures just “do the rounds”, simply because it feels like I see the same images everywhere I look on tumblr. I use Pinterest exactly the same way you use tumblr. Every picture saved links back to the original site the image was taken from (this feature is especially useful for craft tutorials).
I’ll be taking a peek at your tumblr later – that screenshot looks most inspiring.
I must admit I only found out about Pinterest a few weeks ago. It looks really interesting – and possibly better at automatically keeping track of links and sources than Tumblr. I’ll have to investigate!