Alternatives to Tumblr

Tumblr falls between "mini-blogging" and "blogging", in a category that I call the "quasi-blog".

Tumblr users can post short content but can also write long entries. A user's content appears in a form of a website, which can be customized with CSS (a styling language) and look unique. Each user can also have multiple Tumblr sites.

Not quite the mini-blog like Facebook and not quite like the full-fledged blog like WordPress, Tumblr works best for artist types! For those who don't want to write too much text, Tumblr offers a way to showcase work.

Some alternatives to the quasi-blogging service include:

Telegram

• features
  • peer-to-peer chats, as well as "channels" that resemble Twitter/X feeds
    • posts can have unlimited length and can also have polls, audio, images, video, etc.
    • "channels" (i.e. timelines) can have a "preview URL" that displays content in the form of a blog
      • e.g. https://t.me/s/jonchius
    • a channel admin can control what kind of "reaction emojis" a post gets (with an option to turn off reactions completely)
    • can allow or disallow replies to posts
  • your "home feed" has no algorithms: the channel with the most recent content shows up on top!
• warnings
  • a very unique "usage flow" that takes getting used to
  • a user has to know about or search your channel and subscribe to it
    • algorithms won't recommend content to the general public
• politics
  • usually associated with Eastern Europe (its founder comes from the former Soviet Union)
    • however, you choose your audience and followings!
  • a very uncensored app with everything from all across the spectrum
• apps
  • official mobile app available
  • very useable on desktop and mobile

I use Telegram to write down abstract, text-only sentiments!

Gitbook

• features
  • create pages, rather than blog posts, in a website format
  • more about documenting content than social networking
  • originally used for technical documentation but can function as personal websites and personal blogs with occasional entries
• warnings
  • more practical for "evergreen" content rather than "up-to-the-minute" stuff
  • few "social media" features (aside from rating a page)
• apps
  • no mobile app available
  • all editing done on desktop browser
  • viewable on mobile browser via gitbook URLs

I used Gitbook to write my notes on everything, but I am slowly leaning towards using my own website!