Tumblr continues to add little updates. The latest round is the ability to create pages based on Tags.

Like an idiot, I’ve only been using limited tags on posts, mostly for design purposes. Today I went back and tagged two months worth of posts as well as adding a topic list on the right hand side of flingLog in case anyone is interested in browsing posts by topic.

I’ve had a few new ideas for version 2.0 of flingLog, including a different layout, adding a location-based travelogue and breaking off content into unique streams. I also plan to make a few tweaks to improve load times and to open source my Tumblr theme and stylesheet. Of which I structured into a primary structural stylesheet just for Tumblr and additional stylesheets to apply branding.

In the meantime I’ve stopped cross-posting blog posts to Twitter and have started using Twitter directly. Even though a few folks expressed their dislike for the technique, I still think the idea has its merits. But with many people that use Twitter, I’m still not convinced its for me. But I’m giving it another shot nonetheless to see what happens.

I still believe that microblogging concepts like Tumblr that are able to connect to easily reblog content and connect to multiple services represents the future of blogging. Tools like Twitter are great for communication of presence, but I’ve noticed a decline in blog posts as the tweet count goes up.

There seems to be a conflict between the benefits of communicating to a group and communicating with substance. But at the moment, I think I’m the only one that cares as it could just be me.

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