I'd like to start with a simple public service announcement: Tumblr has its own GIF maker now, allowing you to create your own animated images from pictures and videos on your phone. That's right — ...

Tumblr this morning is rolling out a new feature designed to take advantage of the extensive collection of GIFs hosted on its service: a GIF search engine. The news follows that of Facebook’s decision ...

Fifteen years ago, Tumblr changed the internet forever. Generation t examines its complex, colorful legacy. As a sophomore in college, I was on Tumblr every minute that I wasn't in class or watching ...

Starting today, Tumblr is introducing GIF search. The new tool can be found in the Tumblr dashboard: When you're creating a post, click the plus sign, which will now reveal a GIF button. From here you ...

There are not a lot of things that unite almost every person in the world, but here's one of them: everyone loves GIFs. This is why it's such momentous news that Tumblr's mobile app now lets you make ...

Businesses often use Tumblr themes designed with sidebars. A sidebar is perfect for displaying text and images you want blog visitors to notice, such as your company's history or motto, recent updates ...

Users now can easily search for GIFs indexed on Tumblr's platform, with images automatically credited when placed in a post. Because coming up with words can be so very difficult, Tumblr has added a ...

GIF, a filetype that celebrated its 25th anniversary this past June (don’t you feel old now?), won’t die. And the animated GIF, in particular, has seen a notable resurgence recently, as a newer, ...

Long before Giphy existed, Tumblr was a home for our animated treasures. Now, the blogging platform is making it easier for us to comb through its vast collection of GIFs and add them to our posts ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. Tumblr ...