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124 articles decelerating

Tumblr has appeared in 124 articles since 2015-01. Coverage peaked in 2022Q4 with 6 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Twitter, Automattic, Yahoo, Facebook.

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124
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Acceleration
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Coverage Timeline

2024-08-29
TechCrunch 6 related

Automattic plans to shift Tumblr's backend to WordPress in a bid to make sharing work across the platforms easier, after acquiring Tumblr for $3M in August 2019

Tumblr is making the move to WordPress.  After its 2019 acquisition by WordPress.com parent company Automattic in a $3 million fire sale …

2024-02-28
404 Media 16 related

Docs: Tumblr staff compiled users' data in preparation for deals where parent company Automattic would sell the data to OpenAI and Midjourney to train AI tools

Tumblr and WordPress.com are preparing to sell user data to Midjourney and OpenAI, according to a source with internal knowledge …

2023-10-24
The Verge 4 related

Automattic plans to acquire Texts, a $15 per month messaging app that works with WhatsApp, Instagram, LinkedIn, Signal, iMessage, and more, for $50M

Automattic, the company that runs WordPress.com, Tumblr, Pocket Casts, and a number of other popular web properties, just made a different kind …

2022-10-29
New York Times 14 related

Elon Musk takes Twitter private, merging the company with X Holdings, delisting from NYSE, dissolving the board, and moving staff stock options to cash bonuses

Elon Musk's former fans have lost faith in the idea of the billionaire genius. Angela Watercutter / Wired : Twitter Writes Twitter's Requiem Livemint : Big reveal in Parag's sacking! Messages between ...

2021-07-17
The Verge 12 related

Automattic, owner of Tumblr, buys podcast app Pocket Casts from a public radio collective that includes NPR, which reportedly lost $800K on it last year

Ashley Carman / The Verge :

2021-07-16
The Verge 5 related

Automattic, owner of Tumblr, buys podcast app Pocket Casts from a public radio collective that includes NPR, which reportedly lost $800K on it last year

A new home for the popular podcast app  —  Pocket Casts has a new owner.  Automattic, which runs WordPress.com and recently purchased Tumblr …

2019-08-14
Axios 6 related

WordPress.com owner Automattic says it will buy Tumblr from Verizon, take on ~200 staffers, and keep the porn ban; source says Automattic paid less than $10M

It is not surprising that the news … Ana Valens / The Daily Dot : Tumblr's getting a new owner; does that mean porn is back? Natasha Mascarenhas / Crunchbase News : A Brief On Tumblr's Funding History...

2019-08-13
Axios 52 related

WordPress.com owner Automattic says it will buy Tumblr from Verizon, take on ~200 staffers, and keep the porn ban; source says Automattic paid less than $10M

Verizon is set to sell the social network Tumblr to Automattic Inc, the owner of blog site and publishing tool Wordpress, the Wall Street Journal reports.

2019-05-04
Wall Street Journal 24 related

Sources: Verizon is seeking a buyer for Tumblr as it tries to steady Verizon Media Group, which has struggled to meet revenue targets

Brands—they're just like us, only thirstier. Gabriela Barkho / Observer : Even a Pornhub Acquisition May Not Save Tumblr From Brink of Collapse Anthony Ha / TechCrunch : Daily Crunch: Facebook bans fa...

2019-05-03
Wall Street Journal 22 related

Sources: Verizon is seeking a buyer for Tumblr as it tries to steady Verizon Media Group, which has struggled to meet revenue targets

Wireless giant seeks buyer for social-media service that has lost ground to Facebook  —  Verizon Communications Inc. is seeking a buyer for blogging website Tumblr …

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Tumblr has appeared in 110 Techmeme articles since December 2014. The biggest stories include WordPress.com owner Automattic says it will buy Tumblr from Verizon, take on ~200... and Tumblr says it will permanently ban adult content from its platform beginning December 17. Frequently covered alongside Yahoo, Automattic, Facebook, Twitter, and TechCrunch.

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2024Q3enterprise -50pts; developer -17pts; consumer -33pts
2025Q3enterprise +100pts; developer -33pts; consumer -67pts

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