Tumblr users have recently had to suffer through a series of painful updates, but the new Tumblr Instant Messaging feature may bring them some respite. After the elimination of tag tracking and the incorporation of Tumblr Search, Tumblr Instant Messaging comes as a welcome change.
In this new update, Tumblr users will have a more personalized way of interacting with one another. Although the website has made its mark for having a different communication process — the ask/replies method, this comes as a welcome change to users who are looking to have a truly private conversations. Tumblr Instant Messaging has been deployed to only a certain amount of users in a makeshift beta test, and these blogs are allowed to invite 50 other blogs into the system per day. Soon enough, the website announced, Tumblr Instant Messaging will be available to everyone come December.
Tumblr Instant Messaging is Available on the Web and on the Mobile App
The new feature, like Facebook Messenger and other IM platforms, appears in the lower right corner for the desktop version and on on the upper right corner for mobile users, without obscuring the Dashboard. It doesn’t yet support stickers, file sharing, emojis or GIFs, but come December this will certainly change. There’s even buzz that Tumblr will allow for post sharing.
Tumblr Instant Messaging is Not for Anons
The new Tumblr Instant Messaging feature doesn’t allow for anonymous messages, since it looks to replace Fan Mail essentially. Users can up their privacy by making it so only followed blogs can send messages. Tumblr, which is owned by Yahoo, is looking more and more of a Medium look alike, and though response has been mixed, these changes will hopefully make Tumblr experience better.
