Why I Use Tumblr and Not Twitter [Updated]
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Too much connectedness.
Using Twitter scares the heck out of me. I know my limits. I know that I can easily get addicted to a new web technology, and anything that keeps me on the web longer is not what I’m looking for. In fact, the goal is to get on-and-off as quickly as possible. That’s why I use Tumblr.
Tumblr offers the same easy publishing tools, mini-blog atmosphere, and a followable RSS feed. However, it’s much less addictive because it’s not fashioned as a social-networking site that’s meant to be a bottomless pit of jumping from one Tweater to another.
Move to Tumblr. You can still have that nifty RSS feed in the sidebar, but with Tumblr you can post a whole lot more than 140 characters.
[Update: Tumblr does allow following function. I was unaware until this evening.]
###Extras###
Boyd published a guest post I wrote for his blog about using your blog to build your real-world credibility.
Skellie published a post yesterday about handling multiple projects with sanity.
Brad Ruggles threw up a link to a great animation at deviantART. It’s a good time-killer for a slow Friday at the office.
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Hey, thanks for visiting Zen Problog and leaving a comment. I am glad to help!
Anyhoo, I just started using Twitter and have not really started browsing around yet but will watch out for the bottomless pit.
Warren from Zen Problog’s last blog post..10 Things to Do When Everyone Else is Working
p.s. I have been roaming around your blog. Very nice. I love how clean and easily navigable the design is.
Warren from Zen Problog’s last blog post..10 Things to Do When Everyone Else is Working
Right now I’m using both tumblr and Twitter. Both have their purposes. I’m using tumblr as my personal bookmarking service (possibly monetizing it in the future). I use Twitter to get in touch with the other “Pro” bloggers out there.
They’re both working great right now. I’m going to use the heck out of them.
Rudy’s last blog post..How to Become a Better Blogger
I faced the same dilemma when looking into Twitter. In the wrong hands it could turn someone into a compulsive, obsessive people follower so I wouldn’t recommend it to everyone.
The two plusses for me on Twitter was the fact that I could post “tweets” from my mobile phone via text message (I’m not sure if Tumblr does this or not). The second reason just had to do with how many of the bloggers I follow use Twitter.
Thanks for the info.
Brad Ruggles
http://www.bradruggles.com
Brad Ruggles’s last blog post..Jazz Dispute
@Warren - Beware the pit.
@Rudy - Sounds like a plan.
@Brad - Tumblr will do that, plus emailing posts, Jotting posts, and even a bookmark post that lets you post immediately from any website.