Tumblr introduces mobile uploads, permalinks
We just felt a great tremor in the web - as if millions of mobloggers cried out in unified celebration. Tumblr, the new tumblelog service that we're already big fans of, just introduced a mobile uploads feature which allows anyone with an email-capable phone to get their tumbling on. Sending a message with a photo to a private email address that you obtain in your settings will publish it to your tumblelog, and the subject line will be used as a caption.
We specify a message with a photo not only because this is the language Tumblr uses for the feature, but also because sending a simple SMS or email with nothing but text seems to fall on deaf ears; nothing was published, which is at least a minor bummer. What about all those witty or "what'd they say?" one-liners we hear in public, Tumblr? Here's hoping that you really mean 'beta' with this feature, as it could use some fleshing out.
Another major addition to the Tumblr service is permalinks. Depending on the default theme design (or how you customize your own), each of your posts should now contain a permalink for optimum linking and re-blogging by all. Be on the lookout, however, as some of the themes actually hide the permalink until you mouse over the post.
Another major addition to the Tumblr service is permalinks. Depending on the default theme design (or how you customize your own), each of your posts should now contain a permalink for optimum linking and re-blogging by all. Be on the lookout, however, as some of the themes actually hide the permalink until you mouse over the post.
