Social blog platform Tumblr announced Thursday that it would be banning blogs that “actively promote self-harm.” This includes “blogs that glorify or promote anorexia, bulimia, and other eating disorders; self-mutilation; …
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A Baby’s Artistic Interpretation of the 2012 Oscar Nominees
Everybody’s got an interpretation of the Oscar’s Best Picture nods. Why shouldn’t a baby get to chime in, too? A new Tumblr called “Don’t Call Me Oscar,” with the tagline “One child’s journey through the Best Picture nominees,” …
Puzzling Pins: Blogs Chronicle Pinterest’s Oddest Posts
Arguably the fastest-growing website in recent memory, Pinterest has lifted itself out of Internet obscurity and into the throes of the social-media jungle in what seems like mere minutes. Indeed, TechCrunch reports that the …
Reading While Eating for January 30: Design for Living
Monday’s links talk trademarking colors and dubious Photoshopping.
30 Must-See Tumblr Blogs
It’s barely five years old, but the microblogging platform Tumblr already rakes in 15 billion page views every month. With all that buzz, we thought we’d showcase the best accounts out there (with some help from TIME’s Tumblr …
Can’t Buy Me Love: Occupy Valentine’s Day Takes to the Internet
Whether they’re morally against getting chocolates on Feb. 14 or simply bitter about an ex-boyfriend, anti-Valentine crusaders now have a home on Tumblr.
Fret Not, Internet: Kim Jong Un Has Started Looking at Things
North Korea’s new Supreme Leader is a top contender for the Internet’s favorite meme.
‘Kim Jong Il Looking at Things’ Has a Tumblr Successor
Following Kim Jong Il’s death, the world faces uncertainty over North Korea’s leadership transition. But it seems that the blogosphere’s meme transition has gone swiftly and smoothly.
Tumblr of the Week: The Kitten Covers
This week’s formula is Kittens + Music = Internet.
Tumblr of the Week: The Books They Gave Me
One of things NewsFeed loves most about Tumblr is its knack at bringing individual things we love together. This week’s Tumblr is no exception. The Books They Gave Me features little stories and vignettes from contributors who …
Tumblr of the Week: Teenage Mutant Ninja Noses
Remember when you were a kid and you wanted to be a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle? Well now anyone can be — or, at least, their nose can.
Steve Jobs Is Watching You. Or At Least His Biography Is
Jobs probably would have liked it this way.