Unhappy Tumblrs look for safety nets – BetaNews

Despite Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s promise not to “screw up” Tumblr following its recent acquisition, the move has caused some disquiet in the user community. Posting on Tumblr, of course, many users are worried about the impact advertising may have on the Tumblsphere, others that Yahoo will change the ethos of the site. There was disquiet about rumors Yahoo would push to make it more family friendly by filtering content too — around 1 in 6 Tumblr pages is reckoned to contain porn. Despite assurances, and the fact that the circulating message about the clean up has been exposed as fake, there’s a lot of distrust out there. Already websites like www.bluegrownup.com are springing up with the aim of offering disgruntled Tumblrs a new home. There’s also a tool to help users migrate their blogs to WordPress. Personally I like Tumblr, though I don’t exactly fit its cool kid demographic. I’ve used it since 2010 and it’s the only blogging platform I’ve stuck with over a long period of time, mainly thanks to its ease of use and its ability to integrate content with other sites. If Yahoo can manage Tumblr in a sensitive way and preserve what’s good about
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