Tumblr at Risk
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newcomersThe latest round of capitalist roulette has placed Tumblr at risk of malfunction or collapse. Not a lot of official news is available yet, but what there is sounds ominous. Are you moving to Dreamwidth? Find your Tumblr friends here.
Tumblr’s parent company, Automattic, has announced layoffs -- about 16% of its employees. TechCrunch is reporting 281 Automattic employees have lost their jobs. It’s unclear how many of those Automattic employees are Tumblr staff.
Another report looks even worse:
from my sources adjacent to tumblr–from which i can spread rumors and insider information freely because i dont give a fuck about ever working in the tech sector–im hearing this round of firings was focused on purging the senior staff, and not just from support but from the entire remaining tumblr workforce. i’m hearing there are about 25 people left.
That same post shares some crucial advice on coping with platform threats and collapses:
While I don’t think that Tumblr is about to shut down anytime soon, as a fandom old who lost my community and my people when the fandom diaspora happened from LiveJournal, I want to urge that you do something NOW:
Get your backup account(s) elsewhere NOW
Let your moots know your username(s) at those places NOW
Follow your moots at their places NOW
I mean this with all my heart. Get this done now. Get set up and find your people now. Tumblr is the home of fandom now, just as LiveJournal was the home of fandom way back. And you could end up losing your fandom home just as easily and quickly as us old LJ people did way back then.
If you click through the cut link, there is also a list of Tumblr alternatives to explore.
For those of you experienced with Dreamwidth, now is a good time to reach out to friends on Tumblr and invite them over here to see whether it suits their needs should Tumblr cease doing so. Watch for new users on Dreamwidth and give them a hand learning the ropes here.
If you're new here, browse the Links box and Resources tag for help getting started.
Tumblr’s parent company, Automattic, has announced layoffs -- about 16% of its employees. TechCrunch is reporting 281 Automattic employees have lost their jobs. It’s unclear how many of those Automattic employees are Tumblr staff.
Another report looks even worse:
from my sources adjacent to tumblr–from which i can spread rumors and insider information freely because i dont give a fuck about ever working in the tech sector–im hearing this round of firings was focused on purging the senior staff, and not just from support but from the entire remaining tumblr workforce. i’m hearing there are about 25 people left.
That same post shares some crucial advice on coping with platform threats and collapses:
While I don’t think that Tumblr is about to shut down anytime soon, as a fandom old who lost my community and my people when the fandom diaspora happened from LiveJournal, I want to urge that you do something NOW:
Get your backup account(s) elsewhere NOW
Let your moots know your username(s) at those places NOW
Follow your moots at their places NOW
I mean this with all my heart. Get this done now. Get set up and find your people now. Tumblr is the home of fandom now, just as LiveJournal was the home of fandom way back. And you could end up losing your fandom home just as easily and quickly as us old LJ people did way back then.
If you click through the cut link, there is also a list of Tumblr alternatives to explore.
For those of you experienced with Dreamwidth, now is a good time to reach out to friends on Tumblr and invite them over here to see whether it suits their needs should Tumblr cease doing so. Watch for new users on Dreamwidth and give them a hand learning the ropes here.
If you're new here, browse the Links box and Resources tag for help getting started.
