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For all my Android developers friends

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:24:54 +0300

If you’re a fan of Tumblr’s recently updated Android app, consider the wisdom of Tumblr’s own Android expert Chris Haseman. He recently released his second book, Creating Android Applications: Develop and Design. Available for Kindle download and paperback purchase via Amazon, Chris shows you how to use the powerful set of Android tools to begin creating the next generation of Android applications.

“I wrote the book because learning Android is hard in a few ways,” he says. “Doing a bunch of searches on how to write an Android application gives you information without knowledge.”

Creating Android Applications provides a complete introduction to developing for Google’s mobile OS, offering tons of insights and hard-earned advice. After a tour of how to install and configure the Android SDK and Eclipse IDE, you jump right in to build your first Android project.

“Android has several traps for beginners all of which I’ve fallen into. The book, in a way, is my best attempt to help new people avoid them,” Chris says. “Plus, I’ve always wanted to dedicate a book to my wife, and this seemed like the shortest path to get there.”

staff: Awesome. This happened last night. :) Thanks for putting...

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:12:38 +0300

staff:

Awesome. This happened last night. :)

Thanks for putting this together, Frankie!
You have an amazing collection of Jon Stewart GIFs.

And thank you, Daily Show!!

staff: What do those numbers add up to? Mobile updates. We have...

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:11:21 +0300

staff:

What do those numbers add up to? Mobile updates. We have a bunch coming over the next few weeks.

If you have any requests, please make sure to send them to support@tumblr.com!

staff: Neat! AddThis just published their 2011 stats on...

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:09:24 +0300

staff:

Neat! AddThis just published their 2011 stats on “sharing” across the web.

It looks like you guys have been busy. :)

Nice Card

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:08:35 +0300

staff:

New cards!

If you’d like some of your own: http://www.tumblr.com/jobs

Tumblr Infographic

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:05:08 +0300

Tumblr Infographic

Tumblr share button

Mon, 07 May 2012 23:54:55 +0300

staff:

It’s now super easy to add a “Share on Tumblr” button to any site.

Adding the basic Tumblr Button couldn’t be simpler. Just cut and paste the code and you’ll be off running. But the advanced options are where it gets interesting…

The Tumblr Button can give you complete control over how your content appears when shared on Tumblr. Not only does this mean specifying an excerpt or summary, but also deciding whether it appears as a Link, Quote, Photo, or Video Embed.

Even better: This can be deeply integrated with just about any publishing platform to add contextual buttons next to things like paragraphs or photos. Check out these examples.

The appearance of the button is also completely customizable.

Click here to get started!

I like what they do with the poster design

Mon, 07 May 2012 23:52:22 +0300

staff:

We’re throwing a Texas-Sized Tumblr Meetup this Wednesday in Austin!

Heading out to SXSW? Come on down to Clive Bar on March 16 anytime from 1:00-6:00pm to meet and hang out with Tumblr friends old and new. Plus, we’re giving away hundreds of T-shirts, thousands of buttons, and a whole mess of stickers. Also: beer!

In other SXSW news, we’re hosting a developer gathering, an industry party, and Tumblr staff will be on-hand during the entire duration of the conference. We’re looking forward to meeting as many of you as possible throughout the week!

Please RSVP here if you plan to drop by the Meetup!

I like what they did with QR

Mon, 07 May 2012 23:34:44 +0300

staff:

Introducing: Tumblr Android App

Built by the same brilliant team behind the Tumblr iPhone App, v1 of the official Tumblr Android App is ready to download!

Click here from your Android phone to install
(or click here to download directly)

A Good Design to Watch

Mon, 07 May 2012 23:29:29 +0300

staff:

Check out this theme by Kevin and Jamie!

Southern Afternoon is a beautiful new theme with a warm, positively real feel made possible by an assortment of scanned objects, wonderful typography, and extraordinary attention to detail.

There’s room for lots of customization, including your own header image, colors, and fonts. The theme also supports comments and Google Analytics.

Take a look at the demo and use it on your blog for just $49.

Add Camera Info to your theme

Mon, 07 May 2012 23:22:35 +0300

staff:

Now Live: Camera Info

The Dashboard now lets you view the Camera Model, ISO, Aperture, Exposure, and Focal Length of any photo uploaded with Exif data.

We’ve also made this data available in themes with the following tags:
{block:Exif}
    {block:Camera}
        Camera: {Camera}<br />
    {/block:Camera}

    {block:Aperture}
        Aperture: {Aperture}<br />
    {/block:Aperture}

    {block:Exposure}
        Exposure: {Exposure}<br />
    {/block:Exposure}

    {block:FocalLength}
        Focal Length: {FocalLength}<br />
    {/block:FocalLength}
{/block:Exif}