Yahoo acquisition of Tumblr a Viral Internet Gossip; A negative effect towards Tumblr Company

I tried to avoid blogging the news regarding the planned acquisition of Tumblr by Yahoo Company. But as what we see in any online tech news this few weeks we can always read from the headlines regarding the acquisition of Tumblr.

As I read some blog comments, negative feedbacks from Tumblr users are coming out. As a blogger I come to realize that blog communities and groups is just like an online group of people having the same interest giving their knowledge and opinions to improve and sustain their group identity.

One example that I can give is the Motor Cycle drivers or the photographer group of bloggers these people are using tumblr to socialize in the cloud. Upon the planned tumblr buyout normal reaction of the communities using Tumblr will retaliate due to the different negative notions of the users. As my point of view, Yahoo can acquire Tumblr Company but not the communities inside tumblr.

As a personal advice, I would say that Yahoo must be creative in considering the communities using Tumblr. In buying Tumblr, Yahoo also is getting the customers of Tumblr; and the normal tendency of Tumblr users is to avoid using Tumblr given the fact that Yahoo is now in control in changing the settings of the tumblr pages for example.

The best way how Yahoo can get the bloggers attention is to innovate an internet platform that will accommodate not only tumblr website but rather ALL the blog websites. As a fact, Google Blogger cannot collaborate with Wordpress blog writers straight from blogger site to wordpress site. As such, blog writer’s dream is to reach all Social Media platform for message disimination and collaboration. IF Yahoo can collaborate all the blog website platforms then everyone is happy not only Tumblr. Things to ponder for the Yahoo CEO

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