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david karp is a child
david karp was born in new york on july sixth of 1986. from a young age, his mother was well aware of his budding innovativeness and continued to push him towards bigger and better things. by the time he was in high school, he was already designing websites. he is the oldest of two. https://successstory.com/people/david-karp -
david karp says, "let's create tumblr."
at the mere age of seventeen, david karp up and flew to tokyo to better his hand at technology. it was there where he met marco arment, who spurred his passion for tumblr. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbercovici/2013/01/02/tumblr-david-karps-800-million-art-project/3/#eabde52535b8 -
marco arment says, "sure thing bud."
tumblr rolled out to the public in late 2007 and it immediately garnered over 75,000 users. tumblr was bought by yahoo in 2013, but david karp still owns it. to this day, tumblr is wildly popular and renowned for its features. sometimes, tumblr is even a source of amusement. or perhaps it's the people who use it. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbercovici/2013/01/02/tumblr-david-karps-800-million-art-project/3/#eabde52535b8 -
yo, so what's new with david karp?
david karp lives a pretty relaxed lifestyle. at the moment, he is single - he split with his girlfriend of three years, rachel eakley, in 2014. karp is known for his support of women's healthcare - such as planned parenthood - and others. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2937039/Multi-millionaire-Tumblr-founder-28-splits-long-term-girlfriend.html -
but like, what's going on now with tumblr?
as of late, tumblr is a little messy. sometime in 2015, both tumblr and yahoo were forced to bounce back from some poorly planned executions - such as combining tumblr's sales team with yahoo's sales team. the transition was less than smooth, and as a result many tumblr employees were displeased. however, marissa mayer insists it is to better tumblr's revenue. http://www.businessinsider.com/yahoos-plan-to-combine-its-sales-team-with-tumblr-failed-2016-2 -
well... so what about its future?
tumblr hasn't come out to say what they're planning for the moment. last year, tumblr and yahoo were bought by verizon. reports note that verizon and yahoo are still negotiating prices. tumblr users are concerned at what their blogging future may hold; but for the moment tumblr remains the same.https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2017/02/21/why-verizon-is-still-buying-yahoo-on-sale-despite-that-epic-security-breach/?utm_term=.06614167a20d -
but like, what about right now? at this very second?
who knows? tumblr is trying to mix things up by developing a video chat app called "cabana." for iOS users, cabana has already launched. for android users, they will have to wait until a little later into may for it. cabana is intended to be a more intimate experience. it is the first standalone app from tumblr since its creation in 2007. [photo by thos robinson / getty images.] https://www.recode.net/2017/4/18/15337194/tumblr-video-app-cabana
