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tumblelog
A German teen by the name of Chris Neukirchen created a blog type format called tumblelog. The website consisted of very short posts,only one paragraph, which differed from most popular blogging sites. -
Projectionist
Two friends inspired by Chris went on to create Projectionist, which was strong and distinctive from other sites. -
Tumblr's Birth
It was only at this time that founder and CEO David Karp, created tumblr. He was inspired by both of the previous blog type formats. -
Launch
After the site's launch, 75,000 users registered after the first two weeks. -
Yahoo
In this year Yahoo offered to buy Tumblr from David, with David remaining as CEO. He agreed. -
Updates
Currently, Tumblr is a worldwide success, and is worth billions. Thousands of people are registered to the site. The site now undergoes frequent updates and even has its own HQ