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There are a few different ways you can search for people on Tumblr, but perhaps the
easiest way is to start with your Gmail or Yahoo! address book. To find out if anyone you
already know is on Tumblr in your Gmail or Yahoo! address book, follow these steps:
1. Open the Tumblr Lookup page in your browser at www.tumblr.com/lookup .
You can also access this page by clicking the Following button on the Dashboard
sidebar, and then selecting the People You Know tab at the top of the page.
2. Click the icon for the e-mail account you'd like to access.
Current support is limited to Gmail and Yahoo! e-mail accounts.
3. In the new browser window or tab that opens, sign in to your e-mail account by
entering your e-mail address/ID and password.
If you're already signed in to your e-mail account, skip ahead to Step 4.
Your browser may prompt you to save your password. If you're on your own com-
puter, that's probably fine. If, however, you're using a public computer or a com-
puter that you share with others, you may choose not to have the browser remem-
ber your password.
4. Tumblr then requests permission for you to allow access to your e-mail account's
contacts. Click the Allow Access or Agree button to proceed.
To cancel the request, click the No Thanks button or Sign Out at the top of the
page.
You may need to wait a moment or two while the account “awaits authorization” as
it synchronizes the address book with Tumblr. Tumblr then displays a list of
Tumblr sites with e-mail addresses that match people in your address book. Each
match is listed by profile photo, Tumblr title, and e-mail address, as shown in Figure
8-7.
If there are not matches between your address book and Tumblr, a message will ap-
pear that says No Friends Found .
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