Information Technology Reference
In-Depth Information
Chapter 8
Exploring Tumblr
In This Chapter
Searching by tags
Exploring Tumblr by category
Exploring sites in Tumblr's Spotlight
Finding people on Tumblr
Discovering Tumblr Goodies
The world of Tumblr is an amazing mishmash of global content that spans a wide variety
of topics from general interest to the obscure. You'll find thousands and thousands of
sites about art, illustration, photography, history, tattoos, comics, animals, design, nail
art, gaming, sports, celebs, fashion, DIY, LGBTQ, NFL, LOL, robots, literature, poetry, tech,
politics, education, news, and more!
Chances are you can find information about anything you can conceive of on Tumblr.
There are even several different ways to search through Tumblr including searching by
tags, by category, or by a person's name or blog title. In addition, Tumblr offers you some
free and fun Goodies to help enhance your Tumblogging experience.
This chapter shows you how to search by tags and keywords, explore all the features in
Tumblr's Spotlight, and discover how you can use features like free bookmarklets and au-
dio posting on Tumblr's Goodies page.
Searching by Tags
Searching Tumblr is probably half the fun of using it, and one of the fastest ways to find
blogs on a particular topic is to use the Search Tags feature on the Dashboard sidebar.
The Search field lets you toggle between four different search options using the magnify-
ing glass icon, as shown in Figure 8-1:
Search Tags:
This option lets you search for tags throughout the Tumblverse.
