How Tumblr Tumbled: The Rise, Fall & Resurgence of Gen Z’s Favourite Platform

Edit: I misspoke right at the start. May 22nd, 2013 is when Yahoo bought Tumblr NOT 2023. In this week's episode, I explore the rise, fall, and recent resurgence of Tumblr— the microblogging site that defined Gen Z internet culture for years. I look at the site's origins, why it became so popular, and the lasting impact Tumblr had on the social media user experience and online trends. I also dive into some of the platform's biggest personalities, like Acacia Brinley, and popular sides of the platform both good and bad, like the pro-ana movement and the fuckyeah blogs. Subscribe to Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/18cqrQI... Subscribe to Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast... Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Join our Geneva home: https://links.geneva.com/invite/7eb23... Follow us on Instagram:   / infinitescrollpodcast   Follow our publication:   / centennialworld   Follow Lauren on Instagram:   / laurenmeisner_   Resources:    • 'The Power Of Broke' Interview Series: Aca...      • The Return of Acacia Kersey: MOST HATED In...     / acacia_brinley_villain_or_victim_the_downf...     / acacia_brinley_villain_or_victim_the_downf...   https://www.thecut.com/2017/05/instag... https://www.wmagazine.com/story/barbi... https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/... https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/rise... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/t... McCracken, Allison, Alexander Cho, Louisa Stein, and Indira Neill Hoch, eds. A Tumblr Book: Platform and Cultures. University of Michigan Press, 2020. https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.11537055. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/... Oliver L. Haimson, Avery Dame-Griff, Elias Capello & Zahari Richter (2021) Tumblr was a trans technology: the meaning, importance, history, and future of trans technologies, Feminist Media Studies, 21:3, 345-361, DOI: 10.1080/14680777.2019.1678505 https://www.theatlantic.com/technolog... https://www.vice.com/en/article/kbbpe... https://www.nylon.com/beauty/tumblr-e... https://www.vogue.com/article/2014-tu... https://www.newyorker.com/culture/inf...