Over at my srys bsns blog, I gave my thoughts on the recent Tumblr ask box restrictions drama.
David Karp was in locked in his office and laughing uncontrollably
Sarah Hyneman, VP of Tumblr, was outside the door. “David honey I’m coming in okay? Get dressed, I have the key. There are some men with me, don’t be afraid David. Everything will be okay.” Sarah turned the key and entered the office with the two burly men.
David was on the floor, rolling on his sides and cackling like a madman.
The two men approached him and cautiously lifted him up, only to begin wrapping a straight-jacket around the chemically imbalanced CEO.
“Everything’s going to be okay David.” Sarah spoke calmly.
David continued to laugh.
“Why are you laughing David?”
David stopped laughing and spoke very sternly, “The users. They asked how they could still talk to each other via ask box.”
Sarah raised an eyebrow; She didn’t understand. The two men picked up David and began to carry him from the office.
David looked back at Sarah, “I told them they could e-mail each other.”
Sarah gasped in horror.
David smiled,
“BUT THEY CAN’T SEND E-MAIL ADDRESSES VIA ASK!”
(via cumberb4tch)
— Founder David Karp talking about the lack of traditional comments on Tumblr
(Source: youtube.com)
Pondering the nature of Tumblr, David Karp, and hipsters.
- Arqueete says:
- *i want to know if david karp has ever done a talk anywhere about the no comments stuff
- *he sure doesn't post about it in his tumblr because tumblr isn't for deep things waaah waaaah waaah
- Rachelle says:
- *sorry now i'm imagining a guy in a beret in a dark cafe holding a latte and smoking pot going /no, it's not for deep things. you don't need to think. that's the beauty of it./
- *so it's deep by not being deep
- *thx hipsters
