k-tan:

staff:

Everyone, I’m elated to tell you that Tumblr will be joining Yahoo.

Before touching on how awesome this is, let me try to allay any concerns: We’re not turning purple. Our headquarters isn’t moving. Our team isn’t changing. Our roadmap isn’t changing. And our mission – to empower creators to make their best work and get it in front of the audience they deserve – certainly isn’t changing.

So what’s new? Simply, Tumblr gets better faster. The work ahead of us remains the same – and we still have a long way to go! – but with more resources to draw from.

Yahoo is the original Internet company, and Marissa and her team share our dream to make the Internet the ultimate creative canvas. I couldn’t be more excited to have her help. We also share a vision for Tumblr’s business that doesn’t compromise the community and product we love. Plus both our logos end with punctuation!

As always, everything that Tumblr is, we owe to this unbelievable community. We won’t let you down.

Fuck yeah,
David

When I first heard news about Yahoo! trying to acquire Tumblr, I was simply appalled by the idea since I thought it’d mean different people handling tumblr—meaning a different vision from the one I’ve grown to love so much. But now seeing that Tumblr is joining Yahoo!, I’m really seeing some great things in the future. Notably with Yahoo!’s other recent purchase of Summly, I think Tumblr and Summly would go great together if they decide to implement that. But I’m eager to see the new features!