Neon
I guess it's Tumblr's turn to give their users everything their users never asked for and didn't want?

https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/10/23790050/tumblr-user-experience-changes-reblogs-discoverability-creators
Tumblr says it’s going to ‘fix’ its ‘core experience’ to appeal to new users

Tumblr’s staff blog has posted an outline of its future strategy to attract new users, including redesigning engagement features and improving algorithmic feeds.

The Verge
Jul 10, 2023 at 11:18pmWeb
Show threadNeonJul 10, 2023
The update is here: https://staff.tumblr.com/post/722477242948747264/tumblrs-core-product-strategy

"The lack of feedback stems from the outdated decision to only show content from followed blogs on the main dashboard feed (“Following”), perpetuating a cycle where popular blogs continue to gain more visibility at the expense of helping new creators." So recommendation algorithms? (Doesn't Tumblr already have it? I don't Tumblr enough, more like an occasional visitor rather than a Tumblr citizen, and I only go there for art)
Tumblr’s Core Product Strategy

Here at Tumblr, we’ve been working hard on reorganizing how we work in a bid to gain more users. A larger user base means a more sustainable company, and means we get to stick around and do this thing...

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Show threadJonJul 11, 2023
@geraineon I like how they frame it as "create patterns that encourage users to keep returning to Tumblr.” Because I'm sure that when they talked with current, former, and potential new users everybody said "the single biggest problem is that there aren't any patterns that encourage me to return".
Show threadNeonJul 11, 2023
@jdp23 haha it sounds so nice, right? had to activate corporatespeak-to-english translator
Show threadJonJul 11, 2023
@geraineon I'm not sure what your translator comes up with for that but mine says "ways to let us show more ads to people"
Show threadNeonJul 11, 2023
@jdp23 that and "say goodbye to chronological timeline."
Show threadAmeriaJul 16, 2023
@geraineon I miss old Tumblr.