Viewed By A Collections Company, How Yahoo May Affect Tumblr

By Rob Sutter


Tumblr has become an interesting case for me every time I log in. I seem to go into every day looking into the site, anticipating some kind of drastic change that will impact the entire structure of it. Reblogging should be fun but who's to say how this will change in the future thanks to Yahoo's ownership of it? If the changes became so great that they would actually wind up hindering experiences, who knows what kind of impact a collections company could have in the long run?

Not unlike YouTube, one of the biggest features about Tumblr is that it is free to use. This is especially important, seeing as how many people are logged into this site comprised of many hobbies. You don't have to sign up for a subscription fee in order to utilize the services; all you need to do is create an account and you are in business. My concerns do not necessarily rest in this realm, though, as much as they do when it comes to a possible influx of ads.

I'm sure that many will agree when I say that there are certain videos on YouTube which should not have advertisements coinciding with them. For example, how many times have you wanted to watch a clip that wasn't even thirty seconds when an ad about half of a minute long comes before it? I think that this is a ridiculous circumstance. While I am all for unique content creators being given a slice of the proverbial pie, shouldn't there be requirements set for the videos in this regard?

It's apparent that fees on this kind of website would be the kind of circumstance that would stir outrage, to put it mildly. To me, there doesn't seem to be a single person that would be happy with having this fall upon their lap without any warning beforehand. A collections company would deem this more than unorthodox, I'm sure. In fact, if Tumblr would be searching for support from reputable firms the likes of Rapid Recovery, they would most likely have to spend ample time looking about.

Hopefully my concerns are wrong and that Tumblr remains untouched. To me, it's the kind of website that anyone can get into and you can put as much effort into it as you please. If you want to solely reblog, you can go about such an action; the same can be said about those who want to create more unique content. With Yahoo now in control of the site, though, one has to wonder what will happen in the future because of this level of ownership.




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