The upstart blogging platform is easy to use and ideal for posting photos, videos and short messages. Tumblr combines the simplicity of microblogging service Twitter with the visual appeal of a photo or video hosting website.
Lately I’ve noticed quite a few Tumblr blogs spotlighted in The Huffington Post’s regular feature “7 Sites You Should Be Wasting Time On Right Now.” It’s become a new hotspot for Internet memes.
The following are 10 fun and interesting Tumblr blogs, some of which have been featured in HuffPo’s “7 Sites” and TheNextWeb.com’s Tumblr Tuesday.
Hot Chicks of Occupy Wall Street
Hot Chicks of Occupy Wall Street features photos of attractive women protesting at the Occupy Wall Street rally in New York City. (See sample photos above.) Salon.com recently wrote about this controversial blog.
Shit That Siri Says
Shit That Siri Says shows screenshots of funny responses from Siri, the speech-recognition personal assistant app on Apple’s iPhone 4S.
[sic] Humor
[Sic] Humor spotlights examples of bad writing found by a professional book reader.
CAPTCHArt
CAPTCHArt turns nonsense Captcha security words turned into funny cartoons. TheNextWeb.com recently wrote about the website.
New Condoms
New Condoms features Photoshopped images of condom wrappers sporting well-known brands and logos.
Letterheady
Letterheady displays interesting and notable letterhead designs.
Scandybars
Scandybars shows photos of the insides of candy bars from around the world.
Presidential Pickup Lines
Presidential Pickup Lines runs photos of U.S. presidents with humorous pickup lines they could have used.
Reasoning with Vampires
Reasoning with Vampires savagely critiques the poor writing and grammar of author Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” series of books.
Replaceface
On Replaceface, a digital artist replaces the heads of Russian generals in famous paintings with modern celebrities. This sample features Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
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