David Karp, at age 27, created Tumblr. This site is famous among youth who use the blogging platform daily. The site is normally used for sharing art and images, but it also acts well for short form blogging and sharing ideas. Many artists have gotten their start from using Karp’s technology in graphic design, modeling, poetry, or even music. Tumblr appeals to many millennials who feel outside of the mainstream. Tumblr’s focus is on aesthetics, fan groups, and art collaboration. In 2007, when others his age were studying for midterms and living on dorm food, David Karp was busy launching Tumblr, an easy-to-use blogging platform that now hosts 17.5 million blogs and receives about 1.5 billion page views per week. The company has also attracted some $40 million in venture funding (inc.com). Tumblr has been used to change many people’s lives, and is a perfect illustration of right brain thinking that has made monumental success.
I really enjoying using Tumblr so I enjoyed reading about this. I didn’t realize they were profitable though.
It’s awesome to see a site that I and many of friends use to recognized for it’s innovation – keep it up!
I personally do not use Tumblr but many friends of mine do. What a great site to express and share art of all kinds. This gives many a platform they otherwise may not have had. Hopefully they can keep their mojo going into the future rather than fade away like others in the field have.