20 Great Widgets to Enhance Your Tumblr Blog. While Tumblr tends to keep things minimal, sometimes you're just dying to post a widget on your site that relates to what you discuss, or maybe you just want to share something with your readers. The 20 widgets we've gathered below are not meant to be used en masse on Tumblr blogs, but one here or there might enhance what it is you're trying to communicate to your readers. Why not share a podcast, photography, or maybe even a great work of art? With the right combination of Tumblr theme and widgets, you can maintain the platform's minimalism and bring your readers more value at the same time. What are some of your favorite widgets for Tumblr? Communication Widgets Jaxtr - Let your readers give you a call on a phone number they can't see. Meebo Me - Place a little chat box in your sidebar that allows readers to communicate with you when you are logged into Meebo, or they can leave you an offline message.
Skype - Allow your visitors to see if you are on Skype from your sidebar. Music Widgets. Ed Batista: Social Network Tools (From AlertThingy to Zemanta) One year after my last review of some social media tools and networks, here's the 2009 version. Included are: - UPDATES on the services I reviewed last year and how I've integrated them into my work (or not) as an executive coach and consultant: Tumblr, Twitter, Utterli and (on the lighter side) Don't Break the Chain. (In this section I also reference a number of Twitter clients, but I don't discuss them in depth--more on that front later.) - Reviews of a few NEW TOOLS I didn't discuss last year or am currently trying out: Tumblelog Facebook Application, FriendFeed, Tumblr Post Firefox Add-on, and Shareaholic Firefox Add-on. - QUICK LOOKS at some tools I'm considering trying or have ruled out for various reasons.
Tumblr has become my tool of choice for sharing interesting links. I publish content from my linkblog in several different places. All in all, Tumblr's a great resource, and I expect to use it even more intensively in the future. 18 of the Best Music Tumblelogs. Tumblr has long been a site that promotes outside-of-the-box blogging with inside-of-the-box restrictions. Originally just a short-form way to tumble across the web and quickly post photos, videos, audio, text, and quotes, Tumblrs everywhere now appear in all shapes and sizes. One very popular niche approach is to focus tumblelogs around celebrating the art form that is music. The tumblelogs featured here are using the eclectic medium to creatively express and share their passion for music. From sites dedicated to educating you about the history of sampled tracks to quirky video-centric music hubs, and even oversharing music-making lifecasters, we've found 18 of the best tumblelogs to put you in a groovy music mindset.
Have a favorite music tumblelog to add? Tell us about it in the comments. Music Lovers 1. Sample Track: Lissy Trullie, Forget About It. 2. Sample Track: Tenacious D, Tribute. 3. 4. Sample Track: Das Pop, You Don't Wanna Know. 5. 6. Sample Track: Electric Light Orchestra, Mr. Elements. Tumblr: What's the Best Tumblelog? Tumblr + Desktop. Kwout | A brilliant way to quote.