Sams Teach Yourself Tumblr in 10 Minutes Book

Introduction 1

1 Introduction to Tumblr 5

What is Tumblr? 5

Tumblr History 7

Uses for Tumblr 8

Why Everyone Loves Tumblr 10

Looking at Tumblogs 11

2 Signing Up and Setting Preferences for Tumblr 17

Signing Up for Tumblr 17

Choosing Your Account Preferences 19

3 Customizing Info Settings for Your Tumblog 25

Accessing the Customize Area 25

Changing Information About Your Tumblog 27

4 Choosing a URL for Your Tumblog 35

It's All in a Name 35

Using a Tumblr Subdomain Name 36

Using a Custom Domain Name 37

Choosing a Name 38

Searchability and Your Domain Name 40

Changing Your Subdomain Name 41

Using a Custom Domain Name with a Tumblog 43

5 Changing the Appearance of Your Tumblog 47

Changing Your Tumblog's Appearance 47

Changing Advanced Settings 48

Changing a Theme's Appearance 52

Four Ways to Change Your Tumblog's Appearance 55

Choosing a New Theme 58

Customizing a Theme 61

6 Creating a Text Post 65

The Vital Role of Text in Tumblogs 65

Adding a Text Post 66

Formatting a Post's Content 68

Adding Links to a Post 70

Using HTML in a Posting 71

Adding Tags to Posts 72

Additional Options for All Posts 73

7 Adding Photos to a Text Post 77

The Art of Photos in Tumblogs 77

Digital Photo Basics 78

Adding Your Own Photo to a Text Post 83

Adding a Web Photo to a Text Post 85

8 Creating a Photo Post 89

Photo Posts for Your Tumblog 89

Photo Post Options 90

Creating a Photo Post with a Web Photo 93

Creating a Photo Post with a Webcam Photo 95

9 Creating a Quote Post 99

Quote Posts for Your Tumblog 99

Rules for Quote Posts 100

Creating a Quote Post 101

10 Creating a Link Post 105

Link Posts for Your Tumblog 105

Rules for Link Posts 106

Creating a Link Post 108

11 Creating a Chat Post 111

Chat Posts for Your Tumblog 111

Rules for Chat Posts 112

Creating a Chat Post 113

12 Posting Audio Clips 117

Using Audio Clips in Tumblogs 117

Tumblr and Audio Copyright 118

Digital Audio Basics for Tumblr 118

Creating an Audio Post 124

13 Posting Videos 127

Using Videos in Tumblogs 127

Creating Video Files 128

Digital Video Basics for Tumblr 129

Creating a Video Post 132

14 Liking, Reblogging, and Following Posts 141

Building Community in Your Tumblog 141

Liking Tumblog Posts 142

Reblogging Tumblog Posts 144

Following a Tumblog 147

Improving Your Tumblarity 148

15 Posting by Email, Phone, and Audio 151

Posting by Email and Phone 151

Sending Posts by Email 152

Markdown and Email Posting 155

Posting via App 157

Posting via Audio 159

16 Using Tumblr with Twitter 163

Using Tumblr with Twitter 163

Sending Your Tweets to Your Tumblog 164

Posting and Viewing Twitter in Tumblr 167

Sending Tumblr Posts to Twitter 170

17 Using Tumblr with Other Services 173

How Tumblr Plays Nice with Others 173

Feeding Your Tumblog into Facebook 174

Using Your Tumblog's RSS Feed 178

Importing RSS, Blog, and Other Feeds 180

18 Extending Tumblr with Comments, Goodies, and Apps 185

Tumblr is Extensible 185

Using Tumblr Community 186

Getting Goodies from Tumblr 189

Using Tumblr Third-Party Apps 192

Index 201