Chapter 6
Starting a Tumblr Blog
In This Chapter
Getting familiar with micro blogs
Creating a Tumblr micro blog
Posting to your micro blog on Tumblr
Customizing the look and functionality of a Tumblr blog
Taking a look at your micro blog
Do you think blogging might just be too much work? Before you dismiss my question as sarcastic, consider this: Technorati's 2011 State of the Blogosphere (http://technorati.com/social-media/article/state-of-the-blogosphere-2011-introduction/) study indicated that 40 percent of the surveyed bloggers spend more than three hours a week on their blogs, with half of the respondents taking the time to respond individually to reader comments. That's not an insignificant amount of time, and not everyone has that kind of time to devote to blogging.
So, if you're interested in blogging but worried about time, a micro blog might be an alternative you should consider. Micro blogging is pretty much what it sounds like — creating very short blog posts. But the ...
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