Tumblr says it’s going to “fix” its “core experience” to appeal to new users (www.theverge.com)

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Tumblr plans to make changes to appeal to new users and improve growth. The post states that Tumblr is currently difficult for new users to use and curates content poorly. Tumblr aims to improve how users discover and sign up, encourage frequent engagement, and boost creators' ability to attract audiences. Specific changes mentioned include updating the confusing reply and reblog system to make conversations clearer and removing duplicate reblogs. Interestingly, the post does not discuss Tumblr's plans to integrate with the ActivityPub protocol. Tumblr has had a turbulent history but has stabilized under its current ownership, though some long-time users may not want a more optimized social feed.

There's a soft spot in my heart for Tumblr. I hope they find their way and become a bigger player.

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[-] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 11 months ago

i personally have had no compatibility issues with webp, i would rather my image formats are not owned by google, really. i would much rather use jpegxl, but chrome doesn’t support it because it competes with webp and we couldn’t have that, could we.

I mean, why do you even use chrome if google is your problem? :D

[-] Zeus@lemm.ee 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

i don't.[^1] but like it or not, chrome dictates what the internet does now. there's no point in sites hosting jpegxl images if ~3% of their users will see it, and there's no point in firefox developing a decoder if no sites host jpegxl. so even though it's objectively better, and is highly supported by non-browser programmes; it has no recourse for gaining traction on the web

[^1]: an 88x31 button reading "same shit, different arsehole" with the internet explorer, chrome, and brave logos in fact, i loudly decry it to anyone who will listen. but the number of non-chromium browsers i can count on my fingers.

[-] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 11 months ago

I had no idea that Chrome dropped support. Classic corpo shit https://www.phoronix.com/news/Chrome-Dropping-JPEG-XL-Reasons

[-] Zeus@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago

yeah exactly. that's why i don't like webp. i've nothing against it as a format, i would just rather use image format that's not backed by said corpo

[-] Zeus@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

just out of interest db0, did this thread in any way change your opinion on webp?[^1] i'm just constructing a pet theory on internet discussions

(sorry to necro an old thread, and i'm sure you have other things on your plate right now; i'm just interested)

(also completely off-topic; i'm surprised your blog still has the wordpress favicon. i would have thought you of all people would have changed that)

[^1]: or tumblr, for that matter

[-] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago

Yes ofc. I'll switch to the new jpeg as default as soon as feasible

[-] Zeus@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

well that's better than i expected[^1]. thank you for answering!

[^1]: (although worse than i'd hoped; i've stopped using webp altogether, even though it's objectively better. i think jpeg-xl will be available on chrome soon after hd-dvds are playable on playstations)